OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city :_ Saint John, N.B. 7.2 per cent _ Sherbrooke, Que. 4.9 per cent _ Gatineau, Que. 5.2 per cent _ Peterborough, Ont. 7.
5 per cent _ St. Catharines-Niagara, Ont. 6.0 per cent _ Guelph, Ont. 7.1 per cent _ Greater Sudbury, Ont. 6.0 per cent _ Saskatoon 4.7 per cent _ Edmonton 7.1 per cent _ Abbotsford-Mission, B.C. 5.5 per cent This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2025.
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