Region’s unemployment rate jumps slightly

WALKERTON – In November, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased slightly by 0.1 percentage points to 3.7 per cent. The provincial unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 percentage points to 5.7 per cent, both unadjusted for seasonality. In November, the region’s overall population and labour force size increased by +300 simultaneously. The…