CB Unemployment Takes Slight Dip

by Dave DesveauxDecember 1, 2017

Cape Breton’s unemployment rate went down slightly last month.

The 14% jobless rate was half a percentage point lower in November compared to October, but it was 1.2 percentage points higher than November of last year.

Nova Scotia’s unemployment rate was 8.8 percent last month, up slightly from October.

Nationally, unemployment went down to 5.9%.

That’s the lowest rate since February 2008.

Statscan says the decrease followed the addition of almost 80,000 net new jobs in November.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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