P.A. unemployment rate holds steady in September
According to the monthly data dump of labour numbers from Statistics Canada, the city’s unemployment rate is relatively unchanged.
Prince Albert’s unemployment rate sat at 10.2 per cent in September, up marginally from 10.1 in October but down from the July unemployment rate of 10.5.
Year-over-year, the city’s rate remains one percentage point higher. In September 2016, the unemployment rate was 9.1 per cent.
Provincially, Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.2 per cent, down from 6.4 last month and 6.9 per cent in September 2016.