OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 15.3 per cent (12.8)
_ Prince Edward Island 9.2 per cent (7.9)
_ Nova Scotia 8.1 per cent (8.3)
_ New Brunswick 8.9 per cent (8.8)
_ Quebec 6.4 per cent (8.8)
_ Ontario 9.2 per cent (10.2)
_ Manitoba 6.8 per cent (8.0)
_ Saskatchewan 7.3 per cent (7.2)
_ Alberta 9.9 per cent (10.7)
_ British Columbia 6.9 per cent (8.0)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2021 and was generated automatically.
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