Abbotsford employment rate climbs for first time in 5 months

After slowly bleeding jobs for most of the year, the Abbotsford labour market appears to finally be on the mend, with July bringing a slight increase in the employment rate.
The climb from 61.1 per cent to 61.3 per cent represents a significant momentum shift, with February being the last time the employment rate increased.
This change was partially due to Abbotsford adding 400 new jobs last month, bringing it up from its lowest point of the year.Despite both the local employment rate and number