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

Dec 5, 2025 | 7:11 AM

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in November. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (10.1)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.7 per cent (8.5)

_ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.7)

_ New Brunswick 6.6 per cent (7.9)

_ Quebec 5.1 per cent (5.3)

_ Ontario 7.3 per cent (7.6)

_ Manitoba 6.1 per cent (5.8)

_ Saskatchewan 5.6 per cent (5.5)

_ Alberta 6.5 per cent (7.8)

_ British Columbia 6.4 per cent (6.6)

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

The Canadian Press