Statistics Canada has released its 2006 report on
Ontario’s Labour trends.
Most of the workforce in the region is nearing
retirement age, with a declining rate of young people
entering the workforce to replace retiring baby boomers.
Stats Canada Analyst Tracey Leesti says Kenora’s
manufacturing sector took a hit with the closure of the
Abitibi mill.
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Kenora’s unemployment rate dropped between 2001 and
2006, from 8.5% to 7.2%.
