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

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.