P.E.I. loses full-time jobs in 2016
Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: January 6, 2017 2:33 PM | Last Updated: January 6, 2017
1,600 fewer full-time jobs on the Island
Job numbers on the Island were largely unchanged from November to December, finalizing a significant loss of full-time jobs over the course of 2016.
| Jan. 2016 | Dec. 2016 | |
| Full-time | 60,600 | 59,000 |
| Total | 72,400 | 72,100 |
The total number of jobs on the Island was largely unchanged from January to December, but there was a shift from full-time to part-time work.
In all there was a loss of 1,600 full-time jobs, down 2.6 per cent.
P.E.I. ended the year with an unemployment rate of 10.7 per cent.
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