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The unemployment rate for the Kootenay region is beginning to climb but is still below the provincial and national rates, according to recent figures released by Statistics Canada. The percentage for known unemployed people in the Kootenay region — which includes West and East Kootenay, as well as Nelson, Castlegar, Trail and Grand Forks — was 4.3 per cent in April, according
Post-secondary students in B.C. who require loans and other services while in school will soon have access to more support, according to the province.
Although the jobless rate has slipped slightly in the Kootenay region it still remains well below the provincial and national rates. The percentage for known unemployed people in the Kootenay region — which includes West and East Kootenay, as well as Nelson, Castlegar, Trail and Grand Forks — was 3.2 per cent in March, according to Statistics Canada latest figures, up from 2.9
According to the latest labour numbers from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate was 3.4 per cent in March which is down from 3.5 per cent in February.