Unemployment rate in London area drops as economy recovers from COVID-19 The labour force increased by 3,300 people while 900 fewer people claimed unemployment.The London-St.
Thomas participation rate, which measures the proportion of the working-age population that is working or looking for work, climbed to 61.5 per cent in September from 60.8 per cent in August.The participation rate has long been a focus for the region.
London-St. Thomas has had one of the lowest participation rates in Canada, at one point last year second only to Saguenay, Que.The novel coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11 and the local jobless rate shot up to 8.9 per cent in April from 5.8 per cent in March.As the economic.