CALGARY: Calgary has had the highest jobless rate in Canada for 12 straight months, according to new numbers released by Statistics Canada on Friday.
The oil and gas hub’s unemployment rate dropped in June, but at 8.9 per cent, Calgary’s jobless rate remained the highest among the 33 metropolitan areas surveyed. However, Peterborough, Ont., came in a close second with a jump to 8.5 per cent from 6.7 the month before.