Prince George, B.C.- The unemployment rate in Prince George last month was   the same as it was in July of last year, 6.6%. Statistics Canada says there were 1,000 employment gains in Prince George last month.

 

As for the Cariboo region, the unemployment rate in July was 8.1%, up from the 7.5% recorded in the same month a year ago.   The increase would have been much higher had their not been an increase of 5100 jobs.

 

Provincially, the unemployment rate slipped to 7%, down from the 7.3% recorded in July of 2011.

 

Nationally, the rate   held at 7.3% compared to July of 2011.

 

Stats Canada spokesperson Jason Gilmore, says Alberta continues to have the strongest employment growth, at 2.2%, but B.C., with a growth of 1.5% is among the group of provinces which is above the national   rate.