The jobless mark in Prince George dropped in May.
It dipped to 6.0% after it was 6.4% in April.
As for what we saw with the number of people in and out of work, Stats Canada Analyst, Vince Ferrao spoke with Vista Radio.
“That represents about 3,200 people who were unemployed in May and in terms of the number of people working, there were 50,000 people employed in May and a year ago, there were a bit more at 52,300.”
“In the Cariboo region, there are fewer people working in wholesale and retail and a bit less in accommodation and food services.”
BC’s unemployment rate now ranks fifth among the provinces after inching up to 6.4% after it was 6.2 in April. Saskatchewan has the lowest jobless rate at 4.2% followed by Quebec (5.8%), Manitoba (5.9%) and New Brunswick (6.3%).
In Canada, the unemployment rate crawled up to 7.0% in May despite adding 88-hundred jobs. It was 6.9% in April.
Here is a breakdown of all the provinces:
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- Saskatchewan 4.2%
- Quebec 5.8%
- Manitoba 5.9%
- New Brunswick 6.3%
- British Columbia 6.4%
- Nova Scotia 6.5%
- Nova Scotia 6.3%
- Alberta 7.4%
- Ontario 7.9%
- Prince Edward Island 8.2%
- Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7%
