During normal times I do not get to excited about unemployment percentages, but it is nice to see somethings trending towards a more healthy place.
Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Newfoundland and Labrador 16.5 per cent (16.3)
Prince Edward Island 15.2 per cent (13.9)
Nova Scotia 13.0 per cent (13.6)
New Brunswick 9.9 per cent (12.8)
Quebec 10.7 per cent (13.7)
Ontario 12.2 per cent (13.6)
Manitoba 10.1 per cent (11.2)
Saskatchewan 11.6 per cent (12.5)
Alberta 15.5 per cent (15.5)
British Columbia 13.0 per cent (13.4)
CMAs (other than Freddy)
St. John's, N.L. 11.6 per cent (10.5)
Halifax 11.9 per cent (10.5)
Moncton, N.B. 9.1 per cent (8.8)
Saint John, N.B. 11.5 per cent (11.1)
These were taken from
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/busine...alls-1.5018613
Here is an article with jobs added in June (or perhaps you could say returned)
PEI-1,700
NL-6,000
NB- 29,000
NS- 22,000
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-b...irus-1.5644693
Stay safe everyone.