The good vibes for the Canadian economy did not translate into booming jobs numbers last month.
Figures released Friday morning by Statistics Canada revealed that after two consecutive months of notable increases, employment was little changed in November, gaining only 11,000 jobs, for a 0.1% hike. The agency also says, with fewer people searching for work, the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.8%.
Compared with November 2015, overall employment rose by 183,000, or 1.0%, with the number of people working part time increasing by 214,000, or 6.4%. Over the same period, the total number of hours worked was up 1.1%.
The nation's number-crunchers said provincially, employment rose in Nova Scotia while it fell in Alberta. By industry, improvements were seen in the finance, insurance, real estate and leasing industry, in information, culture and recreation, as well as in agriculture. On the other hand, declines were observed in construction, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing.
