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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.3 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 12.9 per cent (12.3) _ Prince Edward Island 8.
Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.3 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 12.9 per cent (12.3) 

_ Prince Edward Island 8.1 per cent (9.0)

_ Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (6.6)

_ New Brunswick 7.7 per cent (7.9)

_ Quebec 4.1 per cent (4.5)

_ Ontario 5.3 per cent (5.5)

_ Manitoba 5.3 per cent (4.8)

_ Saskatchewan 5.0 per cent (4.7)

_ Alberta 6.5 per cent (6.8)

_ British Columbia 5.1 per cent (4.9)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 8, 2022.

The Canadian Press