CB Jobless Rate Down

by Dave DesveauxAugust 4, 2017

New Stats Canada figures show Cape Breton’s Unemployment rate saw a slight decrease last month.

The jobless rate on the island in July was 12.3 percent, marking a decline of seven tenths of a percent from June, and a drop of a tenth of a percent from July of last year.

Nationally, the unemployment rate went down to its lowest level in almost nine years to 6.3 percent.

Statscan says the Canadian economy added jobs for the eighth month in a row last month.

However, it adds the pace of job growth went down with 10,900 net new positions, down from an increase of 45,300 in June.

The agency goes on to say the number of full-time jobs grew by 35,100, offset by the loss of 24,300 part-time jobs.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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