The Kootenay’s unemployment remains the second lowest in the country, at 3.8 per cent, despite going up almost a full per cent.
Stats Canada say an increase of about 800 in the number of job seekers in December resulted in a January rate.
Across BC the inflation rate was 6 per cent.
Nationally, Canada’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.6% last month with more jobs added than expected.
It marks the second straight month that the rate has fallen, following a recent peak in November of 6.8 per cent.
The labour market also added 76,000 jobs with the manufacturing sector seeing the biggest gains.
Here is a breakdown of all the provinces:
- Quebec/Saskatchewan 5.4 per cent
- Nova Scotia 5.9 per cent
- British Columbia 6.0 per cent
- Manitoba 6.1 per cent
- New Brunswick 6.4 per cent
- Alberta 6.7 per cent
- Ontario 7.6 per cent
- Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent
- Newfoundland and Labrador 10.6 per cent
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