CB Unemployment Rate Hits 12.5 Percent In October

by Bobby NockNovember 3, 2023

Statistics Canada says the national unemployment rate rose .2 percentage points to 5.7% in October.

That marks the fourth monthly increase in the past six months.

Cape Breton’s jobless rate was 12.5 percent last month, up from 11.3 percent in September.

Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate in October was 6.7 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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