OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was seven per cent in October. Here’s what happened provincially (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador 13.0 per cent (13.6)
— Prince Edward Island 9.9 (9.3)
— Nova Scotia 7.8 (8.9)
— New Brunswick 9.0 (8.8)
— Quebec 7.7 (7.7)
— Ontario 6.8 (6.9)
— Manitoba 5.3 (5.2)
— Saskatchewan 5.6 (5.1)
— Alberta 6.6 (6.5)
— British Columbia 6.3 (6.3)
