The number of rural Ontarians working in December was down only 1.7 per cent from recent averages, a sign pandemic-whacked small-town jobs were on the rebound…
Author of the article: Max Martin • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Publishing date: Dec 29, 2020 • December 30, 2020 • 2 minute read • Matthew Senior mixes mortar as bricklayers work on an exterior wall of a home in Ilderton, north of London. Construction is among the few parts of Ontario s rural economy that haven t been hit by COVID-19 s second wave. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)
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Employment in rural Ontario fell by 3.8 per cent in November, faltering after months of improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, new figures show.
About 24,000 fewer people were employed in Ontario’s rural areas and small towns last month compared to the average employment numbers for the same month during the previous three years, according to findings from the Rural Ontario Institute.