CB Jobless Rate Up

by Bobby NockApril 5, 2024

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s Unemployment Rate was 12.3% last month.

That compares to 12.1% in February and 10.6% in March of last year.

Nationally, the jobless rate went up to 6.1% following a reading of 5.8% in February.

Statscan says the increase was driven by a higher number of people looking for work or on temporary layoff.

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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