Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city

Ottawa recorded a national unemployment rate of 6.5 per cent in September, according to Statistics Canada. The agency also provided three-month moving average unemployment rates for various Canadian cities, noting that these figures could vary significantly due to their reliance on small statistical samples.

Among the major cities, Belleville-Quinte West reported a 6.4 per cent unemployment rate, down from 5.4 per cent the previous month. St. Catharines-Niagara followed with a 6.7 per cent rate, compared to 6.3 per cent in the prior month. Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo had the highest three-month average at 7.7 per cent, up from 8.2 per cent in August. Abbotsford-Mission rounded out the list with a 6.8 per cent rate, a slight decrease from 7.4 per cent in September.