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Kootenay unemployment rate dips to 4.9% in September

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
The jobless rate in the Kootenays stood at 4.9 per cent in September, down from 5.8 per cent the previous month and six per cent a year earlier.

B.C. lost 26,000 full-time jobs while gaining 20,600 part-time jobs

Labour Kate Brown -
B.C. lost 5,500 jobs in August as the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent, with full-time employment falling by 26,000 positions.

Tuition-free carpentry training coming to Kootenays

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
Up to 16 people in the Kootenays will receive tuition-free carpentry training, industry certifications and paid work experience through a new provincial program.

Kootenay unemployment rate 5.2% in July

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
The local jobless indictator fell in July for the third straight month when compared to figures from a year earlier.

Kootenay unemployment rate falls to 4.6%

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
Out of an estimated population of 151,100, about 88,100 people were working and another 4,200 were looking for work.

B.C. added more than 25,000 jobs in May, says StatCan

Labour Emily Joveski -
British Columbia added 25,200 jobs in May, reversing some of the losses recorded earlier this year, according to Statistics Canada.

Kootenay unemployment rate was 5.2% in May

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
The local jobless rate was lower last month than the provincial and national rates and lower than the same time last year.

B.C.’s minimum wage set to increase on June 1

Labour Emily Joveski -
British Columbia’s general minimum wage will increase to $18.25 per hour on June 1, but advocates said it still falls short of a living wage in much of the province.
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