By The Canadian Press

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

Sep 4, 2026 | 7:06 AM

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.6 per cent (9.3)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.9 per cent (6.8)

_ Nova Scotia 6.1 per cent (6.2)

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

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