Cape Breton’s Unemployment Rate Hits 14.8 Percent In April

by Bobby NockMay 6, 2022

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 14.8 percent in April.

That’s up 1.2 percentage points from March.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point in April to 5.2 percent.

Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent, last month.

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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