Mid-island jobless rate holds steady
Jun 13, 2016 | 1:56 PM
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The national unemployment rate dropped to 6.9% last month, down from 7.1% in April, according to Stats Canada.
A bump in public sector jobs is credited for the drop.
In B.C., the jobless rate jumped three-tenths of a percent to 6.1%.
The Nanaimo region’s unemployment rate last month held firm at 5.5%.
