July unemployment rate increases to 2.8%

WALKERTON – In July, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic  Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to 2.8 per cent after dropping for five consecutive months. Meanwhile, the  provincial unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 7.1%, both unadjusted for seasonality. The Region’s overall population increased by +400 in July whereas the…