Experts Say Cannabis Industry Helped Lower Canada’s Unemployment Rate
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Jonathon
Experts Say Cannabis Industry Helped Lower Canada’s Unemployment Rate
Has the legalization of weed created jobs in Canada?
With the weed industry’s continued growth, it’s no surprise that Canada is starting to feel its positive side effects. According to new figures from Canada, unemployment rates have gone down in the last month after the legalization of weed.
Data published by Statistics Canada showed that unemployment in Canada fell by 0.2% in November alone.
This means that the country’s current unemployment figure stands at 5.6%.
This is notably the lowest unemployment since 1976, which is the first year such data was gathered.
According to the report, six Canadian provinces had improved in numbers related to unemployment. Moreover, the private sector had seen the most growth within the same period, while the public sector figures remained largely the same, mirroring the number of self-employment jobs.
According to the latest...