Cape Breton’s March Unemployment Rate 10.6%

by Bobby NockApril 6, 2023

Statistics Canada say Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 10.6 percent in March.

That compares with a jobless rate of 10.4 percent in February and 13.2 percent in March of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate held steady again at 5 percent in March.

The federal agency says the national economy added 35,000 jobs last month.

Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate for March was 6.1 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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