In July, for the fifth month in a row, Brantford’s local labour force grew dramatically, increasing the number of employed and unemployed residents being counted and pushing up the monthly jobless rate.

According to the Workforce Planning Board, there was an influx of job seekers that caused both a positive and negative shift in the local labour market and bringing the local unemployment rate to 7.8 percent, just shy of Ontario’s July rate of 7.9 percent but higher than the country’s 6.9 percent rate in July.

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“More people are participating in the local labour market but it is typical that not all those people find jobs, and that pushes up the unemployment rate,” explained Danette Dalton, executive director of the board.

“Since March, an estimated 6,800 people have jo

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