CB Jobless Rate Down From Aug., Up From Last Sept.

by Bobby NockOctober 9, 2020

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 13.9 per cent in September.

That’s a drop of 2 percentage points from August.

But it’s an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to September of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate was nine per cent, last month.

That’s a drop of 1.2 percentage points compared to August.

The federal agency says the country added 378-thousand jobs in September.

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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