Category: Unemployment
Regional unemployment rate falls in May
The regional unemployment rate fell to three per cent in May, its lowest since November 2022 in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. While the regional rate dropped by 0.5 percentage points, provincially the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9 per cent. Both rates are unadjusted for seasonality. The region’s population increased by […]
London jobless rate improves slightly, even amid Canada’s economic slowdown
Article content London’s unemployment rate was virtually unchanged in May, falling slightly as a weakened Canadian economy posted sluggish job figures, Statistics Canada reported.