Long plagued by sky-high unemployment, Newfoundland has seen its job market buoyed by its offshore energy resources, but the wealth has filtered through to other industries. Natural resources – which include not only oil but the more traditional industries of fishing and forestry – added about 2,000 workers, Statistics Canada said. Construction, manufacturing and trade grew even more, and public administration also saw a huge jump.
To be fair, they didn't bury the lede.
ReplyDeleteThey just demonstrate that their safari journalists know f-all about what is actually happening in the economy.
To be even fairer, even local journalists don't.
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