Area jobless rate rises in July: StatsCan

jimmyboy says:

This story has get timing too say the very least...seeing that I posted the following only yesterday under the story line..."Of our recent housing starts here in the city"

With the recent loss of the Tornado Medical jobs, the downfall of Global Sticks of 80 jobs, the pending loss of 100 more jobs at on of our senior citizen long term care facilities this fall as well the jobs that we have lost locally this year at both Federal and Provincial government offices....if these losses were tallied against the total new positions created this year to date....it would be more than obvious that we lost many, many more than we could ever have hoped to have gained.!

Maybe the mayors office should/could keep tabs on this sector of Thunder Bay...I just might suggest to HOBBS that they should....seeing that we already know he is on top of the number of events that he states he attends year to year.!

And thanks to my fellow posted..."Wayne" for adding the recent jobs lost at the Canadian Blood Services as well mentioning what appears to be another flop that the city has given tax dollars to...that firm being REGENMED.!

No doubt our regular poster "TBDR" will once again be trolling me on what it is I post seeing that I am again mentioning his heroes name...that being "HOBBS"....I seriously wonder if TBDR has an autographed photo of our mayor on his night table...well here's to hoping that good old "TBDR" does not get too spun out in reading these recently released figures....I hope he will once again attempt to state that all is well in the province of Ontario as well Thunder Bay.....I believe it is finally time for TBDR to suck it up and face reality for a change of pace...and maybe find someone else to TROLL for a change as well!

8/10/2012 1:31:33 PM

ring of fire dude says:

Don't forget all the jobs that have finished at Marina Park .

8/10/2012 6:41:10 PM

baor says:

Funny that you accuse TBDR of doing to you the very thing you do to Hobbs.
Where does it say in the job description of any elected official to create jobs in the global economy that we are a part of? I for one have never voted for anyone because he/she said he/she would create jobs.... that is an impossible feat for anyone in elected office since it is the private sector that creates wealth.
What exactly would YOU do if elected mayor? This should be good....

8/10/2012 7:13:37 PM

TBDR says:

I don't need to troll your posts... the idiocy of them speaks for itself. I just find it funny that when the jobless rate shrank last statscan report, you credited it to people giving up on trying to find jobs. So which one is it?

8/11/2012 3:43:20 PM

imhere says:

No surprise it went up with 2 Zellers stores closing.

8/10/2012 3:19:49 PM

tannharr says:

Then that would mean the unemployment rate should drop quite a bit once Walmart opens both stores that are replacing Zellers. They will be hiring more than double the staff that Zellers had to let go!

8/10/2012 5:20:10 PM

tbay99 says:

Jobless rate rising + area population shrinking = housing market skyrocketing...wait what?

8/10/2012 3:57:37 PM

wayne says:

From TBNewswatch (May 7th):

"ReGenMed must give a monthly report on its finances as well as bring back strategies to reduce costs. Council also requested the business work with the Ministry of Health and the local MPPs to secure provincial funding."

No news/updates on the monthly reports for June and July, cost-saving strategies, provincial funding etc.

Stay tuned this Fall for REGENMED to surprise Hobbs with a sudden closure.

8/10/2012 8:12:22 PM

The Badger Mountain Hermit says:

Silviculture is thinning...literally...in two ways now...

8/10/2012 10:23:01 PM

nvjgu says:

So 6% of 100k people lets say is 6000 people out of work here in general. BDO Dunwoody says it's closer to 14%. To me thats more of a believable number.

8/11/2012 7:48:55 AM

tannharr says:

WOW! Where do you get your numbers from? Unemployment is based on ELIGIBLE workforce! According to Stats Canada, Thunder Bay's total population is 102 800, and the eligible workforce is only 64 500. You better do some re-calculating! Here's the info to help you out.

8/11/2012 4:41:05 PM

ring of fire dude says:

And another 20% on social assistance of some sort .

8/11/2012 6:46:04 PM

tudor says:

every month some clown tells us why these stats, consistently used across the country and in our own city are not real. Speaking of clowns, here's jimmyboy.

Jimmy, I could care less about the stat issue except to say that compared to other cities using the same information, we are doing okay.

Once again you need to bring Hobbs into this. It speaks volumes.

I don't like Hobbs. Didn't vote for Hobbs. Likely won't vote for Hobbs, so no, I don't have a picture of him on my wall.

But this town is way too small not to know that in his previous career as a cop, he dealt with any number of issues. Some jimmyboy or maybe one, involved you.

So spare us the rhetoric that you are somehow speaking from an impartial position. You are a joke. Blast Hobbs all you want, he is fair game, but don't pretend it is because he is Mayor and not because of his past career.

8/11/2012 10:31:48 AM

glock9 says:

I know many ppl who are unemployed but are instead resulting to marketing themselves and their own skills, lots of money to be made so don't be discouraged.

8/11/2012 11:20:54 AM

Tired of the critics on News Watch says:

Here we go again..JimmyBoy and all his croneys sitting in their underwear on their computer being the authority on everything.
FACT: Canada's unemployment rate went up..TBays inched up..We are still well below Canadian average.. We are diversifying our economy..We are doing great.. All you can do is criticize a Mayor? wow you really have no idea of how an economy works.. Sad.. put yoru pants back on and go out and learn about the real world!

8/11/2012 11:51:41 AM

Ring of Fire Dude says:

Who says they are wearing underwear ? YEEEEWWWW !

8/11/2012 12:58:59 PM

lori says:

Short, sweet and to the point. Well done although you could have spared us the comment that suggests they are sitting at their computers in their underwear. I have a visual now that won't get out of my head. Not a pleasant picture.

8/11/2012 1:11:06 PM

wayne says:

baor, you obviously didn't vote for Hobbs because his campaign promises back in 2010 included job creation. Other failed campaign promises include safer community, transparency in government, fiscal responsibility and 0% tax increase.

8/11/2012 6:59:05 PM

wayne says:

"that is an impossible feat for anyone in elected office since it is the private sector that creates wealth."

exactly baor! which is why our City should not have invested OUR tax dollars on failed businesses. same goes for provincial and federal tax dollars

8/11/2012 7:14:08 PM

The Badger Mountain Hermit says:

The Egyptians never had any unemployment problems. So, let's start construction of a Giant Pyramid by the Bay. It'll take hundreds of years for construction companys (local,friendly) to erect it, using endless Euclid truckloads of taxpayer silver and gold leaf. Winter pogey claims for all. Forever. Use it only for the internment of the carcasses of our beloved past and future mayors and members of council, preserved in beeswax and displayed like Vladimir Lenin.

8/13/2012 8:59:19 AM