OTTAWA \u2014 The national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in August. 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.<\/p>\n
Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the previous month in brackets):<\/p>\n
_ St. John\u2019s, N.L. 6.7 per cent (7.0)<\/p>\n
_ Halifax 5.5 per cent (5.7)<\/p>\n
_ Moncton, N.B. 7.5 per cent (7.8)<\/p>\n
_ Saint John, N.B. 5.5 per cent (5.2)<\/p>\n
_ Fredericton 6.0 per cent (5.8)<\/p>\n
_ Saguenay, Que. 3.5 per cent (3.5)<\/p>\n
_ Quebec City 4.3 per cent (4.0)<\/p>\n
_ Sherbrooke, Que. 4.0 per cent (4.4)<\/p>\n
_ Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Que. 5.8 per cent (6.2)<\/p>\n
_ Drummondville, Que. 4.4 per cent (5.0)<\/p>\n
_ Montreal 6.3 per cent (6.3)<\/p>\n
_ Gatineau, Que. 6.2 per cent (6.1)<\/p>\n
_ Ottawa 7.4 per cent (7.0)<\/p>\n
_ Kingston, Ont. 5.5 per cent (5.7)<\/p>\n
_ Belleville-Quinte West, Ont. 5.4 per cent (6.7)<\/p>\n
_ Peterborough, Ont. 7.0 per cent (6.8)<\/p>\n
_ Oshawa, Ont. 8.8 per cent (8.4)<\/p>\n
_ Toronto 6.8 per cent (6.8)<\/p>\n
_ Hamilton, Ont. 6.5 per cent (6.4)<\/p>\n
_ St. Catharines-Niagara, Ont. 6.3 per cent (6.5)<\/p>\n
_ Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont. 8.2 per cent (8.1)<\/p>\n
_ Brantford, Ont. 6.2 per cent (6.4)<\/p>\n
_ Guelph, Ont. 7.2 per cent (7.6)<\/p>\n
_ London, Ont. 8.5 per cent (8.2)<\/p>\n
_ Windsor, Ont. 7.5 per cent (7.6)<\/p>\n
_ Barrie, Ont. 7.1 per cent (7.0)<\/p>\n
_ Greater Sudbury, Ont. 6.2 per cent (6.5)<\/p>\n
_ Thunder Bay, Ont. 4.7 per cent (5.2)<\/p>\n
_ Winnipeg 5.4 per cent (5.7)<\/p>\n
_ Regina 6.2 per cent (6.1)<\/p>\n
_ Saskatoon 6.6 per cent (6.5)<\/p>\n
_ Lethbridge, Alta. 5.6 per cent (5.6)<\/p>\n
_ Calgary 6.7 per cent (6.8)<\/p>\n
_ Red Deer, Alta. 7.3 per cent (7.6)<\/p>\n
_ Edmonton 6.9 per cent (6.9)<\/p>\n
_ Kelowna, B.C. 9.0 per cent (9.3)<\/p>\n
_ Kamloops, B.C. 5.5 per cent (6.5)<\/p>\n
_ Chilliwack, B.C. 5.5 per cent (6.9)<\/p>\n
_ Abbotsford-Mission, B.C. 7.4 per cent (8.3)<\/p>\n
_ Vancouver 6.4 per cent (6.3)<\/p>\n
_ Victoria 5.3 per cent (5.0)<\/p>\n
_ Nanaimo, B.C. 5.7 per cent (6.4)<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2026.<\/p>\n
The Canadian Press<\/p>\n
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