Overview
- Statistics Canada reported a third straight month of gains, bringing net job additions since September to 181,000.
- Most of November’s increase came from part-time positions, with health care and social assistance leading the additions.
- Youth employment rose by about 50,000 and the youth unemployment rate fell to 12.8%.
- Average hourly wages increased 3.6% year over year to roughly $37.00.
- The labour force shrank by about 26,000 people in November, and some reporting linked the smaller inflow to recent immigration curbs.