Unemployment Rate Down Slightly in Niagara

May 10, 2019

By: Marcie Culbert

The jobless rate is going down slightly in Niagara.

It dropped to 6.5 percent last month, down from 6.6 percent in March.

We also saw the biggest one-month employment surge across Canada, with over 106,000 jobs added to the market.

The national unemployment rate is 5.7 percent in April, compared to 5.8 percent the month before.