The region’s unemployment rate increased to 4.9 per cent in August, according to the Four County Labour Market Planning Board. Article content

The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce-Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 per cent in August. Despite the increase, the region has the second-lowest unemployment rate in the province, behind Northwest Ontario. Article content

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The provincial unemployment rate increased by 0.3 per cent to 8.3 per cent. All figures are unadjusted for seasonality.

“Our rate is in line with both seasonal norms and the provincial trends this month”, said Dana Soucie,

executive director for the Four County Labour Market Planning Board. “The numbers show positive signs that

our region is weathering the economic chan

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