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

The Toronto skyline is seen on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

• Newfoundland and Labrador 10 per cent (10.5)
• Prince Edward Island 7.5 per cent (7.8)
• Nova Scotia 6.1 per cent (6.6)
• New Brunswick 7 per cent (7.5)
• Quebec 5.7 per cent (5.3)
• Ontario 7.5 per cent (7.3)
• Manitoba 6 per cent (6.1)
• Saskatchewan 4.9 per cent (5.4)
• Alberta 7.1 per cent (6.7)
• British Columbia 6.1 per cent (6)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 4, 2025.