CB Unemployment Rate 12.6 Percent In July

by Bobby NockAugust 6, 2021

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 12.6 percent in July.

That compares with a jobless rate of 14.2 percent in June and 16.7 percent in July of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in July from 7.8 percent in June.

The federal agency says the national economy added 94,000 jobs last month.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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