August CB Unemployment Rate 15.9 Percent

by Bobby NockSeptember 4, 2020

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 15.9 per cent in
August.

That’s a drop of nine-tenths of a percentage point from July.

But it’s an increase of 2.8 percentage points compared to August of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate was 10.2 per cent last month.

That’s a drop of seven-tenths of a percentage point from July.

The country gained 246,000 jobs in August as the economy continued to open up from a COVID-19 shutdown.

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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