According to the Four County Market Planning Board, the unemployment rate for the month of April was 3.3 percent.
That is down 1.2 percent from March’s unemployment rate and it is the second-lowest in Ontario.
Overall net employment rose by 2,800 made up mostly of gains in part-time work (+3,000) offsetting full-time job losses (-200).
Most of the job gains were in the service-producing sector (net +2,000) although healthcare and social assistance (-2,300) are still seeing job losses.
The goods-producing sector saw a net increase in jobs by 800 led by utilities (+1,400).
The provincial unemployment rate also went down in the month of April to 5.6 percent, compared to 6.2 percent in March.
