Prince George’s jobless mark dropped by over a half-a-point in August according to Stats Canada.
The unemployment rate came in at 3.3 per cent after it was 3.9 in July.
Labour Analyst, Julian Alvarez says over 57-thousand people in the northern capital were employed during August.
“Employment went up by about 10-thousand, 9,300 of that was full-time employment so that is pretty good.”
BC’s unemployment came in at 6.5 per cent last month after it was 6.2 in July, ranking fifth among the provinces.
At a national level, despite losing 40-thousand jobs, the jobless mark in Canada stayed the same at 6.4 per cent.
Here is a breakdown of all the provinces:
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- Manitoba – 5.0 per cent
- Quebec – 5.6 per cent
- Saskatchewan– 6.0 per cent
- Nova Scotia – 6.1 per cent
- BC – 6.5 per cent
- Alberta – 6.8 per cent
- Ontario – 6.9 per cent
- New Brunswick – 7.3 per cent
- Prince Edward Island – 7.9 per cent
- Newfoundland and Labrador – 8.6 per cent
