Highlights
Employment was little changed in April (+7,400; +0.0%) and the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9%.
In April, employment fell among core-aged (25 to 54 years old) women (-60,000; -0.9%), while it increased among people aged 55 years and older (+35,000; +0.8%) and core-aged men (+24,000; +0.3%).
In April, employment fell in manufacturing (-31,000; -1.6%) and in wholesale and retail trade (-27,000; -0.9%). Employment increased in public administration (+37,000; +3.0%), coinciding with the hiring of temporary workers for activities related to the recent federal election. Employment also increased in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (+24,000; +1.6%).
Employment declined in Ontario (-35,000; -0.4%) and Nova Scotia (-8,500; -1.6%), while it rose in Quebec (+18,000; +0.4%), Alberta (+15,000; +0.6%), Manitoba (+5,700; +0.8%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (+3,800; +1.6%). Employment was little changed in the other provinces.
Total hours worked increased 0.4% in April and were up 0.9% compared with 12 months earlier.
Average hourly wages among employees increased 3.4% (+$1.20 to $36.13) on a year-over-year basis in April, following growth of 3.6% in March (not seasonally adjusted).
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