Jobless rate drops by one per cent but there's more to the story: Workforce Planning Board

The jobless rate in Brantford and Brant dropped by one per cent in November. But while some may see that as encouraging, the executive director of the Workforce Planning Board says there’s more to the local job market story. “The decrease in the unemployment rate may appear encouraging at first glance, but the reality is more complex,” Danette Dalton said in a statement. “The rise in the number of residents stepping out of the labour force shows the difficult circumstance