Statistics Canada says the economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as employment fell to the lowest level since August last year, wiping out the gains made in the fall. The unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage points to 9.4 per cent, the highest rate since August. Financial data firm Refinitiv says the average economist[…]
[ad_1] Statistic’s Canada Labour Force Survey for January shows Ontario led overall employment increases across the country. According to the survey, the province added 41,400 jobs last month as a result of an increase in full-time work. The survey added, however, more people looked for work in the province, pushing the unemployment rate up to[…]
[ad_1] The country saw a rush of 66,800 net new jobs in January in a gain fuelled by a hiring surge in the private sector, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency’s latest labour force survey said more people also searched for work last month, which pushed the unemployment rate to 5.8 per cent, up from[…]