OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.9 per cent (14.8)
— Prince Edward Island 10.2 (10.0)
— Nova Scotia 8.8 (7.9)
— New Brunswick 8.1 (8.4)
— Quebec 6.0 (6.0)
— Ontario 6.4 (6.5)
— Manitoba 5.3 (5.3)
— Saskatchewan 6.5 (6.3)
— Alberta 7.4 (7.8)
— British Columbia 5.1 (5.6)
The Canadian Press