Regional Unemployment Rate Rises to 6% in February
February's unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula region, including Owen Sound, rose to 6%, driven by job losses in agriculture and manufacturing.
The unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, which includes Owen Sound, rose to 6% in February—an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month.
This comes as the labour force shrank by 600 people, despite a population increase of 300. According to the Four County Labour Market Plan…
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