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The London-area economy added close to 3,000 jobs in November, but the region’s jobless rate still edged up last month as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday. In total, the London area, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex County, added

London’s once hot economy remains “healthy” although it slowed this year to a steady pace that is expected to continue through 2025, says an economic report released Thursday. London enjoyed a 3.2 per cent increase in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023

The London area’s unemployment rate rose half a point to 6.4 per cent last month, mirroring national and Ontario trends as job growth in Canada slowed in March.

The London-area's jobless rate rose slightly to 5.7 per cent last month, up from 5.5 per cent in December, but remained well below the provincewide average of 6.2 per cent, just-released figures show. Read More

The London-area jobless rate improved slightly in December, just-released figures from Statistics Canada show, returning to the same level it reached in late summer. Read More

The London area added 3,000 new jobs in September as the local unemployment rate ticked up slightly along with the number of people looking for work, just-released figures show. Read More

The London region’s unemployment rate has nudged up, but so did its population and the number of people working or looking for jobs, just-released figures show. Read More

The London region was among the nation’s leaders in job recovery after the pandemic, gaining more than 42,000 jobs one year after COVID-19, just released figures from Statistics Canada show. Read More