Cape Breton Unemployment Rate Hits Nearly 14% In December

by Bobby NockJanuary 7, 2022

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 13.9 percent in December.

That compares with a jobless rate of 12.4 percent in November and 12.7 percent in December of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate fell by a tenth of a percentage point in December to 5.9 percent.

The federal agency says the country added 55-thousand jobs last month.

The provincial unemployment rate for December was 7.7 percent.

Bobby Nock

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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