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Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
The Canadian Press
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Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz speaks in Toronto on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Statistics Canada is scheduled to release its latest reading on the country’s job market this morning. (Photo by Chris Young/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 12.0 per cent (11.9)

— Prince Edward Island 8.0 (7.5)

— Nova Scotia 7.8 (7.4)

— New Brunswick 6.9 (7.5)

— Quebec 4.5 (5.1)

— Ontario 5.5 (5.2)

— Manitoba 5.0 (5.1)

— Saskatchewan 6.2 (6.0)

— Alberta 7.2 (7.3)

— British Columbia 5.0 (4.5)