OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.0 per cent (14.9)
— Prince Edward Island 10.3 (10.1)
— Nova Scotia 8.3 (8.6)
— New Brunswick 8.7 (8.4)
— Quebec 6.6 (6.4)
— Ontario 5.8 (6.4)
— Manitoba 5.4 (5.5)
— Saskatchewan 6.2 (6.0)
— Alberta 7.9 (8.4)
— British Columbia 5.5 (5.4)
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