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2012-10-05 at 11:20

City's unemployment holds steady at 6.3 per cent

By tbnewswatch.com
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THUNDER BAY -- The city's jobless rate remained unchanged in September.

New numbers released by Statistics Canada shows that the unemployment rate for Thunder Bay remained at 6.3 per cent last month, which is the same rate recorded in August.

The city is now holding onto the second lowest unemployment rate of major Ontario cities, with only Guelph showing better numbers.

Nationally, the jobless rate rose slightly to 7.4 per cent from 7.3.



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ring of fire dude says:
Woopie Doo The numbers I'm interested in are the social assistance numbers , those should be staggering .I'd guess 15 to 20 thousand people .
10/5/2012 11:28:47 AM
tsb says:
There is a page on StatCan's website that has that information but I'm not going to bother linking it again. I've been trying to get this place to report on the entire labour force report instead of just one fifth of it for years, but to no avail.
10/5/2012 1:04:36 PM
Tom Sanderson says:
And what would you do with this information? Complain, complain, complain....give it up...this is the way the world turns and it's only going to get worse.
10/5/2012 1:43:50 PM
today says:
This is not the way the world turns! Sounds like you are one of the sheepherders trying to muzzle all the sheep. Don't give it up, you'll make it better place.
10/5/2012 7:01:06 PM
nvjgu says:
So there saying the flood did nothing for the employment rate.
10/5/2012 1:23:30 PM
collie says:
no cuz most of workers were already employed and extras came from out of town
10/5/2012 5:45:23 PM
jimmyboy says:
well at least it is not creeping up....yet still does not accurately reflect the unemployed in a true light...many believe the % to be much higher with good reason...you do not have to be a rocket scientist to agree with that as well.
10/5/2012 2:21:55 PM
NorthernGuy says:
TBay's rate is likely realistically higher than 6.3%, but the Ontario average is likely higher than 7.4% - This still bodes well for Thunder Bay.

I graduated highschool in 1999 and University in 2005. Most people I know from both graduating years are working, and most have really good jobs. After forestry collapsed TBayers were forced to become more educated, and it has paid off. That and the Provincial government has pumped a lot of money into this region assisting with employment.

Thunder Bay is not all doom and gloom like people like to pretend it is (the irony is that most people complaining about how bad it is have good jobs)

@nvjgu - The flood affected mainly homes. That's a good thing for businesses and employment.
10/5/2012 3:23:01 PM
tbayguy009 says:
"The flood affected mainly homes. That's a good thing"

I see you education has cut you off from ever feeling empathy for education.

"Welcome to the dark side, your training is almost complete" - The Emperor - Star Wars.
10/8/2012 10:55:44 AM
collie says:
K here is the REAL question and CONCERN what are the numbers of workers STUCK in min. wage jobs cuz have no choice cuz EI ran out. THERE is a major loss of middle class jobs in this city and most businesses now only pay min. wage cuz have a surplus of workers and can get the people to work for min. wage cuz have families to take care of. THE real reason why people are moving away. Compare the job statistics from now to 10 or 20 years ago. You will see the change from middle class jobs to min. wage jobs.
10/5/2012 5:43:02 PM
timeforchange says:
Collie, while I may partially agree with your statement about the loss of middle class jobs, there are a thousand more of those at Bombardier right now. People are free to apply there, a major manufacturing plant right here in our city. Bowater is hiring about 400 in the next five years. What has substantially increased is the number of high paying, highly skilled jobs that are tranforming our economy. No longer do we just cut trees or ship grain. We were spoiled with high paying, low education jobs that have been disappearing for decades. A new economy is growing here. It is not nice to say but people either need to keep up, or be left behind. no one owes anyone a job. If there is not one here for some people then they need to move to where those jobs are. That is the way it is supposed to work. That is the way it worked for decade upon decade until people started thinking they were owed a job. In this world wide economy, a free ride is no longer available for those with little skills
10/8/2012 10:07:13 PM
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