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Work B.C. numbers for July show that more than 2.7 million British Columbians are employed and calculate the provincial unemployment rate at 4.7 per cent.

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Prospective workers will have an opportunity to meet with employers at Country Club Centre on Thursday, Aug. 25, as the Nanaimo Career and Post-Secondary Education Event takes place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The event is being hosted by Black Press Media and Corrections B.C.

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