B.C. loses 132,000 jobs in March as pandemic hits economy hard, says minister

By The Canadian Press
Jobless rate rose from five to 7.2% last month

VICTORIA—The COVID-19 pandemic has had an immediate impact on British Columbia’s economy, resulting in 132,000 lost jobs last month and pushing the unemployment rate over seven per cent, Finance Minister Carole James said Thursday. James said Statistics Canada Labour Force numbers for March reflect the start of the pandemic’s arrival in B.C. and she expects worse results for April.…

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