report team canada goes down under issue 99 36 11 pages september 10 1999 bc stats tel 250 387 0327 fax 0329 all issues since 97 01 are on our website http www bcstats gov ca highlights a weekly digest of recently released british columbia statistics labour market s unemployment rate was unchanged again in august staying at 8 6 seasonally adjusted for the third straight month lack movement jobless came as an increase size force 12 300 or 0 absorbed by net gain 200 number people with jobs also showed little change edging up 1 percentage point to 7 and nu m ber employed remained virtually same level july rates rose prairies quebec new brunswick but declined ontario three other atlantic provinces manitoba alberta saw their 4 percen t age points between source among regions northeast