Canada Beats Employment Expections

Posted by Drew Zimmerman

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Employment increased by 59,000 in August, mainly in part-time work, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.1%.

Since August 2012, employment has increased 1.4% (+246,000). At the same time, the number of hours worked has grown 1.3%.

 

Drew Zimmerman

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