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Slight increase in unemployment rate in the Stratford area

There was a slight increase in the unemployment rate in our area last month.

The Four County Labour Market Planning Board says that in January, the unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region rose by 0.8 percentage points to 4.5 percent.

They say employment decreased by 5 thousand with both full-time losses and part-time losses.

The number of Goods-producing sector employees decreased by 900 in the region with the greatest losses in construction and agriculture which were partially offset by gains oin manufacturing and utilities.

Provincially, the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 5.2 percent.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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