Tag: Kootenay unemployment

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.

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.

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.

Kootenay unemployment rate 6.5% in April

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
The local rate was higher last month than a year earlier, but still lower than the provincial and national averages.

Kootenay unemployment rate 7.1% in March

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
The local jobless indicator last month was at its highest point in the past year and a half.

Kootenay unemployment rate stood at 6.4% in February

Labour My Nelson Now Staff -
The local jobless rate last month was a full two per cent higher than at the same time last year.

Kootenay unemployment stood at 5.9% in January

Labour Drew Wilson -
According to Statistics Canada, there were about 82,200 residents with jobs in the Kootenay last month, about 300 fewer than the same month last year.

Kootenay jobless rate was 6.3% in December

Labour Drew Wilson -
Statistics Canada reports there were about 81,800 Kootenay residents with jobs last month.

Kootenay unemployment on the rise

Business Drew Wilson -
The Kootenay unemployment continues to rise.

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