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Kelowna leads country in unemployment rate for May

Statistics Canada said 9% of Kelowna workers were unemployed in May, a rate above the provincial and national averages.

There are more people without work in Kelowna than last month. ​Unemployment is on the rise, with Kelowna now having the highest jobless rate of any Census Metropolitan Area across Canada. ​According to Statistics Canada, nine per cent of people living in Kelowna during the month of May were without a job. This number jumped from eight per cent in April, seven per cent in March and 6.3 per cent in February. ​Barrie, London and Kitchener all came…

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Kelowna Capital News broke the news in Kelowna, Canada on Friday, June 5, 2026.
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