One year on, this is where we are. During the worst of the pandemic, the capital region’s employment base shrank by 81,000. But in the past eight months, the local economy has since recouped 61,500 jobs, representing about three-quarters of what we lost. Read More
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Region's jobless rate tumbles to 6.5 per cent amid employment gains
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