Cape Breton Unemployment Rate 10.3% In January

by Bobby NockFebruary 10, 2023

Stats Canada say Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 10.3 percent in January.

That compares with a December jobless rate of 10.4 percent and an unemployment rate of 13.9 percent in January of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, last month.

The federal agency says the country added 150,000 jobs in January.

Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate for January was down from 6 percent in December to 5.6 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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