More Manitobans were working in December 2011 than in November and total employment now stands at 626,300, according to figures released by Statistics Canada. This announcement was made by Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade Minister Peter Bjornson.
“The private sector is leading the way, adding 17,300 jobs in the last year,” said Bjornson. “This represents a 4.8 per cent increase, the third-highest among the provinces, and more than triple the national increase of 1.3 per cent.”
Manitoba’s unemployment rate improved to 5.4 per cent in December 2011 from 5.5 per cent in November 2011. Manitoba had the third-lowest unemployment rate at the end of 2011, much better than the national unemployment rate of 7.5 per cent, and the second-lowest average unemployment rate for 2011.
