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Kootenay unemployment rate dips to 4.9% in September

Labour My Creston Now Staff -
The jobless rate in the Kootenays stood at 4.9 per cent in September, down from 5.8 per cent the previous month and six per cent a year earlier.

Kootenay unemployment rate 5.2% in July

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The local jobless indictator fell in July for the third straight month when compared to figures from a year earlier.

Kootenay unemployment rate was 5.2% in May

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The local jobless rate was lower last month than the provincial and national rates and lower than the same time last year.

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