CB Unemployment Rate Hits 15.3% In May

by Bobby NockJune 10, 2022

Stats Canada says Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 15.3 percent in May.

That’s a half a percentage point increase from April but a drop of two-tenths of a percentage point compared to May of last year.

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point in May to 5.1 percent.

The federal agency says 40-thousand jobs were created last month.

Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate for May was 6.6 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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