Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province

Brendon Bernard, senior economist at Indeed, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss Canada's current job market.

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

• Newfoundland and Labrador: 10.7 per cent (10.5)
• Prince Edward Island: 8.1 per cent (8.8)
• Nova Scotia: 6.5 per cent (7.0)
• New Brunswick: 7.7 per cent (7.5)
• Quebec: 6.0 per cent (5.5)
• Ontario: 7.7 per cent (7.9)
• Manitoba: 5.7 per cent (5.5)
• Saskatchewan: 4.7 per cent (5.0)
• Alberta: 8.4 per cent (7.8)
• British Columbia: 6.2 per cent (5.9)

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2025.