OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.7 per cent (15.7)
— Prince Edward Island 8.8 (10.0)
— Nova Scotia 8.9 (7.9)
— New Brunswick 7.8 (6.5)
— Quebec 6.1 (5.8)
— Ontario 5.7 (6.1)
— Manitoba 4.9 (5.0)
— Saskatchewan 6.4 (6.6)
— Alberta 8.1 (7.8)
— British Columbia 5.1 (5.3)
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