2009-04-29
07:40:05
A new report says the labour force in the Rainy River district grew at a far lower rate than the rest of Ontario between 2001 and 2006.
The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board says the less than one-per cent growth was well below the provincial average was more than 8-per cent.
While the number of people employed in Finance and insurance, public administration and health care increased, those gains were offset by losses in the manufacturing and retail trade sectors.
