London Jobless Rate

• London-St. Thomas jobless rate hits 2021 low of 6.7% in October

  Statistics Canada data shows 2,700 jobs were added in London-St. Thomas last month. The labour force fell by about 900 and the number of people claiming unemployment fell by 1,800.

  Economy

  Nov 5, 2021
  
• London-St. Thomas jobless rate falls to 7.8% in August

  The 7.8 per cent unemployment rate for August was the lowest level recorded since March, which posted a jobless rate of 7.0 per cent.

  Economy

  Sep 10, 2021
  
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• London-St. Thomas unemployment rate soars to 8.2% in April

  It marks the second straight month the jobless rate has increased in the region, though it's still well below the pandemic high of 12.6 per cent last June. 

  Economy

  May 7, 2021
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• London-St. Thomas jobless rate for February at lowest level since March 2020

  According to data from Statistics Canada, 4,000 jobs were added in February. The labour force grew by 1,700 and 2,300 fewer people claimed unemployment.

  Economy

  Mar 12, 2021
• Another record set as London-St. Thomas jobless rate hits 12.6% in June: StatCan

  Statistics Canada data for June 2020 shows the jobless rate in London-St. Thomas, Ont., climbed to 12.6 per cent in June, up from 11.7 per cent in May.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2020
• London Ont. unemployment rate up 1% in March, April expected to be ‘worse’

  The jobless rate in London, Ont., was at 4.9 per cent in February and jumped to 5.8 per cent in March as the COVID-19 outbreak was just beginning.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2020
• Unemployment rate jumps nearly 1 percentage point in London and St. Thomas

  The London-St. Thomas jobless rate has climbed from 4.9 per cent in February to 5.8 per cent in March.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2020
• London-St. Thomas jobless rate jumps to 6.3% in October

  London's unemployment rate rose above 6 per cent in October.

  Economy

  Nov 3, 2017