StatsCan released its report regarding unemployment rates earlier this morning.
The Cariboo region has fared quite well over the course of the year with a unemployment rate of 4.9 percent, down from 5.8 the previous year.
Vincent Farao with says the region has seen lower numbers than the rest of the province and the Nation:
“In the Province the unemployment rate is 6.1%, and the Provincial rate is lower than the National rate. The National rate was 6.5% in October. So the Cariboo area has the lowest of all three”
Healthcare and educational services seem to be where the growth and employment has occurred, while construction and retail has seen a slight decline overall for a change of around 2000 jobs.
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