According to data from Statistics Canada the unemployment rate in the oilsands region near Wood Buffalo and Cold Lake has jumped up to 9.3%, showing a 0.3% increase over the rate in January of 2016 and causing even more stress and worry for residents and companies who live or work in the region. During the…
Read moreThe unemployment rate in the oilsands region has jumped up significantly, reaching a current rate of 8.6%. A labor survey by Statistics Canada shows that in November and December of last year the rate of unemployment in Alberta stayed the same and the oilsands region rate increased, and this comes as no surprise to most…
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The unemployment rate for the oilsands has dropped a little, but it is still higher than the national and provincial averages according to Statistics Canada. In May the rate for the area was 8.6%, and that has gone down to 8.0%. Many of the energy companies which operate in the oilsands believe that the unemployment…
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According to recent reports the oilsands region unemployment rate is very high, even higher than the average for the province and the nation as a whole. The rate of unemployment in the area has doubled in the last year. According to Data Statistics Canada the unemployment rate for the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake region was 8.3%…
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