Unemployment Falls Again
By 250 News
Friday, May 07, 2010 07:25 AM
Prince George, B.C.- There were 5,000 jobs created in the Cariboo region last month and that was a big boost to making the unemployment rate plunge.
In Prince George the rate is now 6.9%, down 4.9% from April of last year.
The Cariboo region's rate is now 8.2%, down from 12% a year ago.
Provincially the rate fell as well, as the B.C. rate is 7.3%, down from 7.6%
Nationally, the rate remained unchanged at 8.1%
There were 109 thousand jobs created across the country last month 44,000 full time, and 65,000 part time jobs. Statistics Canada says the majority of jobs were created in the private sector.
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Posted by: He spoke on May 7 2010 8:26 AM