Year-over-year unemployment rate rises slightly in Prince George in February

PRINCE GEORGE — The unemployment rate for Prince George in February came in at 6.7 per cent.

Statistics Canada says that’s up slightly from 6.6 per cent a year ago. The participation rate – the number of people actively engaged in the workforce – rose two-and-a-half points over the same time period to 66.4%.

Provincially the unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent and federally it was 5.8 per cent, up from 5.7 per cent a month earlier. The Canadian economy as a whole added 41,000 jobs last month.

Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, has issued the following statement on the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for February 2024: