January unemployment rate for Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increases to 5.8%

WALKERTON – In January, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula  Economic Region jumped to 5.8 per cent, also the biggest increase (2 percentage points) across Ontario, after sitting at one of the lowest in the province for months. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment increased by 0.3  percentage point to 7.2%, both unadjusted for seasonality.  In…