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Kootenay unemployment rate was 8% in September

Unemployment stats out today don’t paint a very rosy picture for our region.

The jobless rate in the Kootenays last month was eight per cent — the highest of BC’s seven subregions.

That’s compared to 6.3 per cent at the same time last year.

It’s also higher than the national rate of seven per cent.

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