The jobless rate is lower in the Stratford to Bruce Peninsula Economic Region.
The Four County Labour Market Planning Board says the unemployment rate is down 1.2 per cent to 4.7 per cent. The provincial rate edged up slightly to 5.9 per cent.
Employment increased by 8,600 in the region, with 5,900 new full-time jobs and 2,700 part-time positions.
The goods-producing sector lost a hundred jobs, despite 1,700 new positions in Agriculture and Construction. Employment in the Services-producing sector increased by 8,800 workers.
The favourable news for the region’s economy includes a Memorandum of Understanding for development at the former Station Property on the Port Elgin’s Main Beach. Plans will incorporate a food and banquet facility. A new budding business in Goderich, Birch Creek Greenhouse, offers home-grown plants and arrangements.
