Highlights
Employment was virtually unchanged in February (+1,100; +0.0%) and the employment rate held steady at 61.1%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.6%.
In February, employment rose among core-aged (25 to 54 years old) women (+27,000; +0.4%), while it fell among women aged 55 years and older (-15,000; -0.8%).
Employment increased in wholesale and retail trade (+51,000; +1.7%) as well as finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (+16,000; +1.1%). There were declines in professional, scientific and technical services (-33,000; -1.6%) and transportation and warehousing (-23,000; -2.1%).
Employment fell in Nova Scotia (-4,300; -0.8%) and was little changed in all other provinces in February.
Total hours worked fell 1.3% in the month, but were up 0.5% compared with 12 months earlier.
Average hourly wages among employees were up 3.8% (+$1.32 to $36.14) on a year-over-year basis in February, following growth of 3.5% in January (not seasonally adjusted).
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