CB Unemployment Rate Stood At 13.1 Percent In August

by Bobby NockSeptember 6, 2019

The latest numbers from Stats Canada show Cape Breton’s unemployment rate was 13.1 per cent, last month.

That’s an increase of one percentage point from July.

But it’s 1.5 percentage points lower than August of last year.

Meanwhile, Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in August.

The national unemployment rate remained at 5.7 percent as the federal agency says more people entered the labour market.

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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