Highlights
Employment increased by 60,000 (+0.3%) in September and the employment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.1%.
Employment was up in the core-aged group (25 to 54 years old) both for women (+76,000; +1.2%) and men (+33,000; +0.5%), while it fell among people aged 55 and older (-44,000; -1.0%). There was little change in employment for youth aged 15 to 24.
There were more people working in manufacturing (+28,000; +1.5%), health care and social assistance (+14,000; +0.5%) and agriculture (+13,000; +6.1%). On the other hand, employment decreased in wholesale and retail trade (-21,000; -0.7%).
Employment increased in Alberta (+43,000; +1.7%), New Brunswick (+4,700; +1.2%) and Manitoba (+3,900; +0.5%), while it declined in Newfoundland and Labrador (-2,200; -0.9%).
In September, there was an increase in full-time employment (+106,000; +0.6%) while part-time employment fell (-46,000; -1.2%).
Average hourly wages among employees increased 3.3% (+$1.17 to $36.78) on a year-over-year basis in September, following growth of 3.2% in August (not seasonally adjusted).
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