Prince George, B.C.- The unemployment rate   in Prince George last month was 4.3%, only  slightly down from the 4.5% recorded in November of last year.  The change says Stats Canada’s Vincent Ferrao, is not statistically significantly. There were  1600 more  people working in Prince George last month,  bringing the numbers of  employed to 51 thousand,  up from the 49,500 who were working in November of last year.

For the Cariboo region,  the unemployment rate   was  up slightly , sitting at 4.7% last month, compared to 4.4%  a year ago.  As for  the number employed, it dropped to 83,900, down from 84,300 who  had  jobs in November last year.

“British Columbia saw a good twelve month period” says Ferrao.  Employment was up 2% with 47 thousand more people people working. The unemployment rate over that same period dropped to 5.8%  down from the 6.7% in November of last year.

Nationally, there was very little change.  The new rate is 6.6%,  down from the 6.9% recorded in the same month a year ago.