The jobless rate in Saint John was down last month but, provincially the numbers went up in October.
The city's rate is 5.2 per cent for last month down from 5.5 per cent back in September.
Around the province, it's gone up from 8.1 per cent in September to 8.5 per last month.
The national rate rose two-tenths of a point to 8.6 per cent.
