The unemployment rate in Atlantic Canada was 8.7 per cent compared to 5.5 per cent in the rest of the country.
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The province's median employment income was $3,350 lower than the Canadian average.
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A lower employment rate also has implications for government finances.
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The province's lagging underscores the need for pro-growth policy reform.
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The minimum wage debate raging in the United States has spilled into Canada sparking renewed interest in government-mandated wage floors. Labour activists are out in full force pushing governments to legislate higher pay for low-wage workers and one version calls on municipalities to decree a living wage law. While these laws may sound like a good idea in theory, they do little to help the most vulnerable workers in practice.