Employment was little changed in October (+15,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.5%.
Employment rose by 25,000 (+1.8%) in October among male youth aged 15 to 24, while it fell among women aged 55 and older (-15,000; -0.8%). There was little change in employment for men and women across the other major age groups.
There were more people employed in business, building and other support services (+29,000; +4.2%) in the month, and fewer people employed in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (-13,000; -0.9%) as well as public administration (-8,700; -0.7%).
By province, employment increased in Alberta (+13,000; +0.5%) and New Brunswick (+3,300; +0.8%) in October, while it declined in Prince Edward Island (-1,100; -1.2%).
Total hours worked rose 0.3% in the month and were up 1.6% compared with 12 months earlier.
Average hourly wages among employees increased 4.9% (up $1.68 to $35.76) on a year-over-year basis in October, following growth of 4.6% in September (not seasonally adjusted).
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