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

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.3 per cent (8.2)

_ Prince Edward Island 6.8 per cent (7.6)

_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.5)

_ New Brunswick 7.0 per cent (7.3)

_ Quebec 5.6 per cent (5.4)

_ Ontario 6.8 per cent (7.0)

_ Manitoba 5.0 per cent (5.4)

_ Saskatchewan 6.0 per cent (6.1)

_ Alberta 7.0 per cent (7.0)

_ British Columbia 6.2 per cent (6.5)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 7, 2026.

The Canadian Press