Unemployment Rate

• Unemployment: Kelowna’s jobless rate lowest in the nation

  January data from Statistics Canada shows that Kelowna’s jobless rate was 4.6 per cent, less than half the national average of 9.4 per cent.

  Canada

  Feb 5
• Alberta’s jobless rate drops to 10.7 per cent in January

  According to Statistics Canada’s January 2021 Labour Force Survey, only Newfoundland and Labrador had higher provincial unemployment numbers than Alberta last month.

  Canada

  Feb 5
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• Lethbridge, Medicine Hat area sees highest unemployment rate in Alberta for December

  Usually, the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the province. But, that wasn't the case last month when it was the highest in Alberta.

  Economy

  Jan 12
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• Kelowna had second-lowest unemployment rate in nation for December: StatsCan

  Kelowna had an unemployment of just 4.5 per cent in December.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• ‘Small businesses are struggling to stay alive’: Alberta’s jobless rate remains among highest in country

  According to Statistics Canada’s December 2020 Labour Force Survey, only Newfoundland and Labrador had higher provincial unemployment numbers than Alberta last month.

  Economy

  Jan 8
• Hamilton’s unemployment rate in December flat, Niagara sees jump: Statistics Canada

  As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in March, the city's jobless rate rocketed from 4.9 per cent at the end of February to 12.1 per cent at the end of June.

  Economy

  Jan 8
• Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate rises in November

  Statistics Canada attributed the rise in the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan to more people looking for work.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2020
• COVID-19 prompting employment challenges for Peterborough

  'Unfortunately, we are the second-highest rate of unemployment out of any city in Canada,' says Karen Wilson of Employment Planning & Counselling in Peterborough.

  Economy

  Nov 19, 2020
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate dropped in October, still among highest in Canada

  Alberta's jobless rate dropped to 10.7 per cent in October from 11.7 per cent in September.

  Economy

  Nov 6, 2020
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• Hamilton’s jobless rate records 3rd consecutive drop: Statistics Canada

  Hamilton's unemployment rate fell in September, but the city didn't really add any jobs according to StatCan data.

  Economy

  Oct 9, 2020