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In May, the unemployment rate in the Four County region increased to 5.9%. Read the full news release with more details surrounding the region's labour market at https://www.planningboard.ca/news/may-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-9/

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The unemployment rate in the Four County region decreased to 5.2% in April. Read the full news release on our website: https://www.planningboard.ca/news/april-unemployment-rate-decreases-to-5-2/

As a sponsor we are excited to see another year of this amazing program being offered in Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties. We enourage Youth 18 to 35 to put in your application today.

ROI is looking for participants, aged 18 to 35, from across Ontario to be a part of our 2026 Rural Change Makers. As a Change Maker you will build upon your existing talents through networking and training to mobilize your community to act on an important issue. Apply today 👉 https://bit.ly/RCM_5

The unemployment rate in the Four County Region increased to 5.3% in March. Read the full news release on our website for more details: https://www.planningboard.ca/news/march-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-3/

A must attend event! Register today. Coming together to discuss the health of communities in our region. Looking forward to seeing so many experts gathering to share their expertise. https://bit.ly/4bVU0SL

The Four County Region experienced a slight increase in the unemployment rate in February at 5.1% yet remains the lowest unemployment rate of all economic regions in the province.

Read our full news release for more details: https://www.planningboard.ca/news/february-unemployment-rate-increases-to-5-1/

The 2025-26 Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) Report is here! www.planningboard.ca/reports. This annual report highlights significant changes in the local labour market for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region (Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties). With the report you will find a link to (Series 1 - Podcast LLMP) where Jordan discusses the findings. You can also find the full series on our Youtube channel. Watch for episodes 3 and 4 to come in the next few weeks.

We are excited to announce that all of our 2025-26 Labour Market Reports have been released and available on our website at www.planningboard.ca/reports

Episode 1 of our 2025-26 Podcast series has also been released. These podcasts will provide you some of the report highlights directly from our research staff. You can find these podcasts linked with each report (As they are released). They will also be housed for view anytime on our YouTube channel.