Canada’s economy added 14,000 jobs in March after February’s huge deficit
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Canada’s economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in March, after large job losses during the first two months of the year, Statistics Canada said Friday.
The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent, and there was little difference in the number of full- and part-time employees that month.
The same was true of the number of private and public sector workers, although the number of workers in the public sector has been growing at a faster rate on an annual basis.
Employment increased in the natural resource industry and the “other services” industry, which includes sectors such as personal and repair services. Jobs in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing declined.
Average hourly pay was up 4.7 percent, or $1.68, compared to the overall average hourly wage of $37.73.
The data agency’s previous labor force survey in February showed a loss of 84,000 jobs, a result that was largely a surprise to economists and analysts.
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