- Canadian employment rose by 63,000 in September, driven by an increase in part-time employment. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.9%
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Canadian employment rose by 63,000 in September, driven by an increase in part-time employment. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.9%
Compared with September 2017, employment was up 222,000 or 1.2%, entirely the result of gains in full-time work (+224,000). Over the same period, total hours worked increased 0.7%.
In the third quarter, employment grew by 66,000 (+0.4%), following little change in the first and second quarters.
Employment increased in Ontario and British Columbia while it was little changed in the remaining provinces.
More people worked in construction; finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing; public administration; and agriculture. At the same time, employment fell in information, culture and recreation; and business, building and other support services.
Employment increased for private sector employees while the number of public sector employees was little changed. The number of self-employed workers decreased.
Employment increased for the core age population (aged 25 to 54) and held steady for the other demographic groups.
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