Cape Breton’s Unemployment Rate 9.2% In August

by Bobby NockSeptember 6, 2024September 11, 2024

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in August.

The compares with an unemployment rate of 8 percent in July and 10.2 percent in August of last year.

Meanwhile, the national employment rate increased to 6.6 percent, last month.

That’s up from 6.4 percent in July.

Nova Scotia’s jobless rate in August was 6.9%, up from 6.4% in July.

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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