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

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.

The Canadian Press