Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.7 per cent (14.4)

— Prince Edward Island 9.8 (8.8)

— Nova Scotia 8.0 (8.8)

— New Brunswick 7.8 (8.3)

— Quebec 4.9 (5.4)

— Ontario 5.5 (5.5)

— Manitoba 5.7 (5.4)

— Saskatchewan 6.4 (6.0)

— Alberta 6.9 (7.3)

— British Columbia 4.6 (4.8)

The Canadian Press