Cape Breton’s Unemployment Rate For May Was 15.5 Percent

by Bobby NockJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Stats Canada is reporting Cape Breton’s unemployment rate in May was 15.5 percent.

That’s an increase 1.1 percentage points compared to April.

However, its 2.7 points lower compared to May of last year.

Meanwhile, the national jobless rate for May was 8.2 percent.

That’s up a tenth of percentage point from April with the country losing 68,000 jobs in May.

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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