By: Mike Ebbeling
2009-04-29
09:05:26
The labour force in all sectors grew at a lower rate in the Kenora District than Ontario as a whole between 2001 and 2006.
According to the 2009 Northwest Training and Adjustment Board report, our growth rate was only 2.8-percent, compared to the Provincial average of 8.2.
Mining, small bussines, management and utilities were various sectors that fared well locally.
The unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 24-years in the Kenora District was also significantly higher; 17.3-percent compared to Ontario's 14.5-percent.
The report also indicates that 36.7-percent of those aged 15 to 64 in our area have less than a high school diploma.
The Provincial average is 18.7-percent.
