Jobless Numbers Are Up Again
The jobless rate continues to climb in Prince George
Oct 11, 2019 | 7:21 AM
PRINCE GEORGE–The numbers out of Stats Canada today show the national jobless rate dipped to 5.5 percent last month, down from 5.7 in August,thanks to the economy adding about 54-thousand new jobs , most of them full-time . BC’s jobless rate also dipped to 4.8 percent in September, from 5 the previous month . A different story in Prince George however, with the unemployment rate climbing to 5.7 percent last month from 4.9 in August.