Cape Breton unemployment rate hits 17.5%
Cape Breton Mayor Cecil Clarke says the region's unemployment rate is now at 17.5 per cent, pushing Cape Breton into a crisis.
Recent numbers from Statistics Canada show more than 10,000 people in the area were looking for work and unable to find a job last month.
Clarke said he is asking the federal and provincial governments for help with the area's unemployment rate.
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