No change in PG unemployment rate last month

June jobless numbers remain unchanged in PG

Jul 9, 2021 | 6:36 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – No change in the unemployment rate for Prince George last month,remaining at 6.1 percent . BC ‘s jobless rate dropped to 6.6 percent last month ,from 7 percent the previous month . The national unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in June ,compared with 8.2 percent in May.

The numbers out of Statistics Canada show the economy added 230,700 jobs in June as restrictions put in place to slow the pandemic were rolled back across the country.The gain came as the number of part-time positions rose 263,900, basically back to pre-pandemic levels, while the number of full-time jobs fell 33,200.