Cape Breton’s Unemployment Rate Up Slightly

by Bobby NockFebruary 7, 2020

The latest numbers from Stats Canada show Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 12.2 per cent last month.

That’s three tenths of a percentage point higher than the December jobless rate on the Island.

However, it’s a 4.5 percentage point drop compared to January of last year.

Meanwhile, Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate was up two-tenths of a percentage point from December to 7.8 per cent in January.

The national unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point to 5.5 per cent, last month.

Stats Canada says 34,500 jobs were created in January.

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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