Published: June 05, 2026 at 9:18AM EDT
People attend a job and continuing education fair in Montreal, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (10.0)Prince Edward Island 6.7 per cent (8.0)Nova Scotia 7.1 per cent (6.3)New Brunswick 7.2 per cent (7.2)Quebec 5.6 per cent (6.2)Ontario 7.0 per cent (7.5)Manitoba 5.5 per cent (5.0)Saskatchewan 6.2 per cent (5.6)Alberta 6.6 per cent (7.0)British Columbia 6.8 per cent (6.8)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2026.