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Unemployment rate up in August: StatsCan

THUNDER BAY – The jobless rate has risen slightly, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. The government statistics agency reports that the unemployment rate for the Thunder Bay area was at five per cent in August.

THUNDER BAY – The jobless rate has risen slightly, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.

The government statistics agency reports that the unemployment rate for the Thunder Bay area was at five per cent in August.

That’s up slightly from the 4.8 per cent reported the month before.

Thunder Bay now boasts the second lowest unemployment rate among major cities in Ontario.

The provincial average unemployment rate is now at 6.8 per cent while the national rate for August came in at seven per cent.

(CKPR Radio)

 





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