Statistics Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 12.1% in March.
That’s down from 12.5% in February and 13.1% in March of last year.
Meanwhile, the national jobless rate was unchanged in March at 6.7%.
Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate was 7.2% in March.
That’s up from 7% in February and 6.6% in March of last year.

