The unemployment rate is expected to be 9.9 per cent, lower than the 10.8 per cent forecast in Budget 2025 and one of the lowest recorded.
For the first quarter of this year, a strong economy is being highlighted. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady gave an update on the province’s finances yesterday, just four months after the provincial budget was tabled. She says despite global uncertainty, key economic indicators are expected to be higher and better than forecasted. This includes real GDP, capital investment, retail sales, housing starts and employment. The unemployment rate is expected to be 9.9 per cent, lower than the 10.8 per cent forecast in Budget 2025 and one of the lowest recorded. In terms of finances, projected revenues are impacted, primarily because of lower-than-expected oil prices and a higher-than-expected exchange rate. Coady says “NL is forecast to lead the country in economic growth, has the highest retail sales in our history and expenses related to the wildfires, disaster relief, and health care pressures are being monitored.”
Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement Conference is taking place in the capital city
Bay of Islands Volunteer Search and Rescue to host Moose Dinner fundraiser next weekend
Community bonfire for Corner Brook Fire Department Toy Drive moved to Thursday evening
Truck left going and unattended gets stolen from Pasadena Irving on Saturday
Cow Head man boards a bus in Stephenville and gets arrested in Gander after trying to sell drugs onboard
