Full-time employment in Brantford-Brant on the rise

Labour force participation and employment in the Brantford area both grew by about 1,300 in July, with full-time jobs accounting for much of the change.Brantford-Brant’s unemployment rate remained stagnant at 6.4 per cent in last month, according to the latest seasonally adjusted estimates from Statistics Canada.Many found work in July, causing the jobless rate to dip both nationally — by 0.1 point to 6.4 per cent — and provincially — by 0.2 points to 6.8 per cent, said