Tag: Four County Labour Market Planning Board
Regional unemployment ticks up close to five per cent in January
The region’s unemployment rate nearly reached five per cent in January. The Four County Labour Market Planning Board reported this past Friday that unemployment in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula economic area increased by 0.9 percentage points to 4.9 per cent last month. The regional unemployment rate still remains significantly lower than the rest of Ontario, which […]
Unemployment rate for Grey-Bruce region ends 2025 at 4 per cent
The unemployment rate for the region that includes Grey and Bruce counties ticked up a point to finish off 2025 at 4 per cent. The one-tenth of a per cent rise came despite an increase of 2,600 jobs in December, with part-time employment increasing by 2,700 jobs and full-time employment falling by 100 positions. The […]
Regional unemployment rate at 3.9 per cent in November
The unemployment rate in the region decreased by 0.4 points to 3.9 per cent in November. According to the latest figures for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, employment increased by 4,600 jobs, with part-time job gains of 4,800 offsetting full-time job losses of 200. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.7 percentage points this month […]
Jobless rate in region including Grey-Bruce drops to lowest in Ontario
Job gains and population increases pushes up region’s employment participation rate
More than 3,000 full-time jobs added to region in September
More than 3,000 full-time jobs were added in the Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth region in September. Those gains were partially offset by losses in part-time employment, totalling 1,400 jobs. The unemployment rate for the region served by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board fell marginally by 0.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent last […]