51,000 jobs added last month, StatsCan says
Manufacturing sector remains weak
Canada’s unemployment rate crept up to 6.5% in August as 16,000 jobs were lost, Statistics Canada said today.The August unemployment rate was up slightly from the 6.4% seen in July.Job losses in part-time positions exceeded gains in full-time employment, StatsCan said.August marked the third consecutive month that the economy lost jobs. In June, the country […]
Employers add 128,000 new jobs
Economy adds 21,600 full time jobs in July
Employment among older Canadians has also increased
Unemployment rate unchanged in June
Pullback in the construction sector
Rapid increase in wages is a likely outcome, Conference Board says
Western Canada at the centre of the latest employment boom