Prince George’s unemployment rate saw a bit of an improvement in June.
According to the Labour Division Survey, the local jobless mark went down to 5.7% that month, a 0.3% drop when compared to 6% in May.
Analyst, Vince Ferrao explains the amount of people working isn’t much of a difference between the two months.
“There were 49,800 people working, so just slightly under 50,000. It’s about the same as last month in May. In May, there were 50,000.”
In BC, the jobless rate was 5.6% in June, dropping from 6.4% the month prior.
The province sits third in unemployment rates, behind Saskatchewan at 4.9% and Manitoba at 5.5.
Nationally, the unemployment rate was 6.9%, which was a slight drop compared to May at 7.0%.
Here is a breakdown of all the provinces:
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- Saskatchewan 4.9%
- Manitoba 5.5%
- British Columbia 5.6%
- Quebec: 6.3%
- Nova Scotia 6.7%
- Alberta 6.8%
- New Brunswick 7.3%
- Ontario 7.8%
- Prince Edward Island 8.6%
- Newfoundland and Labrador 9.9%
