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Unemployment rate edges higher in Eastern Ontario

July 13, 2020 Bill Kingston

EASTERN ONTARIO – The number of people out of work in Eastern Ontario edged higher in June even as the national picture improved slightly. Statistics […]

Unemployment up in Eastern Ontario in December

January 8, 2019 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – The region’s unemployment rate was up two-tenths of a percent in December. Statistics Canada says December’s jobless rate for Eastern Ontario was 4.4 […]

E. Ont. jobless rate jumps for fifth month

August 8, 2017 Bill Kingston

EASTERN ONTARIO – For a fifth month in a row, the unemployment rate for Eastern Ontario has headed for higher territory. The jobless rate was […]

Jobless rate climbs in Eastern Ontario

July 7, 2017 Bill Kingston

EASTERN ONTARIO – The region’s jobless rate is heading in the opposite direction than the nation or the province. The unemployment rate for Eastern Ontario […]

Eastern Ont. unemployment rises again

May 6, 2016 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – The region’s jobless rate took another jump in April. The unemployment rate last month reached 7.3 per cent, up from 7.1 per cent […]

Unemployment up again in Eastern Ontario

April 8, 2016 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – Eastern Ontario’s jobless rate has jumped for a third straight month, rising above seven per cent for the first time since last summer. […]

Unemployment rate falls in Eastern Ontario

November 6, 2015 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – For the second month in a row, the jobless figure in Eastern Ontario has fallen. The unemployment rate for the region from Brockville […]

Unemployment up slightly in Eastern Ontario

July 10, 2015 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – The region’s jobless rate ticked up a notch last month. The regional unemployment for an area from Brockville to Ottawa and east to […]