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Unemployment Rate Up In Prince George

By 250 News

Friday, December 04, 2009 07:05 AM

Prince George, B.C. - The Unemployment rate is now over the 12% mark in Prince George as it   moved up to 12.3% from 11.9%.
In the Cariboo region,   the rate is up half a percentage point to   12%, the Provincial rate remains unchanged at 8.3% while the National rate is now 8.5%, down  .1%
 

Nationally, full-time employment increased by 39,000 in November, the third consecutive monthly increase. Part-time employment also rose in November (+40,000), following two months of declines.

Most of the gain in overall employment in November was among women aged 25 to 54 (+51,000) and men aged 55 and over (+17,000).


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Posted on Friday, December 04, 2009 07:05 AM in News by 250 News

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Comment Posted by: IMO on December 4 2009 8:27 AM
Oh but the recession is over! Please donate to our food banks!
Comment Posted by: He spoke on December 4 2009 8:33 AM
IMO, be fortunate for all that we have, and give what you can afford.

Comment Posted by: IMO on December 4 2009 8:37 AM
:}
Comment Posted by: lunarguy on December 4 2009 10:19 AM
What they don't tell you about the jobless rate is that it counts any job, as a job. So in other words you have a full time person, laid off from a good job, finds 3 part time jobs that pays a fraction of the wage, well that counts as 3 jobs found / created.
Comment Posted by: He spoke on December 4 2009 11:18 AM
yep, the # game.

its not easy out there right now. I feel sorry for those kids between the age of 19 and 25, that just got into the workforce and was getting $15 -$25/hr to just show up and put minimal effort. Guess what, notice the hardworking kid that appreciated the opportunity is still working, and the slack @$$es were the first ones to go.

They been working at a inflated value, they bought things on borrowed money expecting the good times to last forever. Well, your gonna have to return them.

Next time, listen to us coffin dodgers, we made the same mistakes you did. We tell you these things in hopes you will do better than we did.



Comment Posted by: metalman on December 4 2009 1:22 PM
Who knew?
metalman.
Comment Posted by: Eagleone on December 5 2009 8:25 AM
Thats about a 15% drop in available jobs in PG over the last year.