Tag: unemployment rate
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 […]
‘Turbulent year’ ahead as London jobless rate hits 7.6 per cent
The London area’s jobless rose in December to 7.6 per cent, suggesting a “turbulent year” ahead for job-seekers and the local labour market
Michigan unemployment benefits go up in 2026
Benefits for unemployed workers in Michigan will increase again to as much as $530 a week as part of step-wise increases in jobless benefits under a law signed last year.
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 […]
London-area jobless rate hits 7%, higher than national average
The London-area jobless rate edged up to seven per cent in November, and now sits above the national average, figures released Friday show