The unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador has fallen below double digits. Statistics Canada says the rate for September was 9.5 per cent, a full point lower than August. It’s still the highest unemployment rate of any province.

The Canadian economy posted a modest gain of 21,000 jobs in September.

In the federal agency’s latest labour force survey released on Friday, the unemployment rate for September fell to 5.2 per cent as fewer people looked for work, down from 5.4 per cent the previous month.

The rate in the metro region fell to 5.1 per cent last month from the previous month, a drop of 0.2.