by The latest numbers from Stats Canada show Cape Breton’s unemployment rate stood at 16.2 per cent, last month.
That’s an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to November and a jump of 2.5 percent points from December of last year.
Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate held steady at 5.6%, last month.
The federal agency says employment increased by 163,000 in the 12 months to December.
It says that was entirely driven by gains in full-time work.