Newfoundland and Labrador no longer has the distinction of being the only province in Canada with double-digit unemployment. NL’s rate dipped from 13.4 percent in May to 13.0 in June. PEI’s jobless rate ballooned to 12.5 percent from 9.6.
The national unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in June as Canada added 230,000 jobs, mainly because the country began to ease COVID restrictions.
The unemployment rate in St. John’s and Halifax is identical – 8.8 percent.
