Jobless ranks rose by 200
Two hundred more Yukoners were out of work last month than in February 2014, according to the territorial Bureau of Statistics.
Two hundred more Yukoners were out of work last month than in February 2014, according to the territorial Bureau of Statistics.
That brings the total number of unemployed up to 1,200 people and bumps the jobless rate up a full percentage point to nearly six per cent.
Roughly 19,600 Yukoners were working last February, a 2 1/2-per-cent year-to-date drop.
On a monthly basis, employment fell one per cent in February from 19,800 in January of this year.
Unemployment in the Yukon nudged up a notch from last month as well.
Nationally, Canada’s unemployment rate in February dropped 0.3 percentage points while its employment figures climbed 0.7 per cent year to date.
The bureau noted the Yukon’s rates “show a higher degree of volatility,” as is sometimes the case with a smaller population base.
Figures are based on Statistics Canada’s labour force survey estimates.
The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
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The NDP strategy supported by liberals on Mar 19, 2015 at 8:57 am
The NDP strategy of no development in the Yukon is working and liberals will support it. If you don't have development what does the Yukon have? NOTHING!
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Josey Wales on Mar 18, 2015 at 11:08 pm
You mean 200 that were still in the loop being counted, some left, some gave up, some returned to school etc.
We KNOW 200 of us are not working in our communities, but what of the masses of TFL and epic...I mean epic latest migration from the south-east?
Do you folks at least like it up here, or just a means to the end?
Thank you for the "captain obvious" stats BS...hey I could run with that one eh?