CB Jobless Rate 12.1% In March

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.

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