Send this page to someone via emailFor many young people in Kelowna, B.C., landing a summer job is taking far longer than expected. 1:53 Kelowna unemployment tops nationAccording to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, Kelowna’s unemployment rate climbed from 6.3 per cent in February to 9.2 per cent in June, making it one of the highest unemployment rates among Canada’s major census metropolitan areas. Story continues below advertisementThe June unemployment rate was also 2.5 percentage points higher than the national average. In June alone, the region added roughly 2,300 jobs, but nearly 2,900 additional people entered the labour force, pushing the unemployment rate higher. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.