Barrie’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says.
According to new numbers released on Friday, the city’s jobless rate dropped by 0.6 per cent, falling from 5.8 per cent recorded in September.
In March, Barrie’s unemployment rate was recorded at 8.8 per cent — a number high enough to claim the undesirable top spot in the country.
Get daily National news
On Friday, Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman took to twitter to share the results tweeting “Barrie CMA reported 5.2% unemployment rate in October, now among the lowest in Ontario.”
- Halifax tenant says building was partly demolished while she waited for tenancy ruling
- Sister of 5 children killed in Ontario crash shares grief ‘beyond words’
- Metro Vancouver outside workers’ strike called off as mediated talks to begin
- Climate change prompting Manitoba to extend disaster aid to more residents
-
![]()
12 youth injured after electrical issue at water park in Cultus Lake -
![]()
‘It’s all going to be OK’: Canada’s ambassador to US reassures ahead of CUSMA deadline -
![]()
U.S. Coast Guard releases audio believed to have captured moment OceanGate’s Titan sub imploded -
![]()
Saskatchewan Premier talks on European trade tour update
According to numbers released by Statistics Canada, Barrie still has a higher unemployment rate than Hamilton, London and Guelph which recorded jobless rates at 5 per cent, 4.9 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively.
However, Barrie is more than 2 percentage points behind the St. Catharines-Niagara metropolitan area which had the highest jobless rate in the province in October at 7.3 per cent.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.