Prince George’s unemployment rate was 10.7% in June according to Stats Canada.
That’s a steep increase from the same month last year where it was 4.2%.
Labour Division Analyst, Vince Ferrao spoke with MyPGNow.com.
“41,900 people were working in June and this compares with 51,800 working during June of 2019, this gives us a decline of about 10-thousand.”
“We have fewer people working in accommodations and food services such as restaurants and motels.”
In May, the jobless mark in the north was 11.8%.
BC’s unemployment rate is 13.0%, an improvement from 13.4% the previous month.
However, Ferrao noted the province has lost quite a number of jobs the past calendar year.
“Over the past 12 months, employment is also down, it’s down about 267-thousand jobs.”
Canada’s jobless mark came in at 12.3% last month compared to 13.7% in May as nearly a million jobs were added.
Here is a provincial breakdown:
- New Brunswick 9.9%
- Manitoba 10.1%
- Quebec 10.7%
- Saskatchewan 11.6%
- Ontario 12.2%
- BC 13.0%
- Nova Scotia 13.0%
- Prince Edward Island 15.2%
- Alberta 15.5%
- Newfoundland and Labrador 16.5%