The Canadian economy added almost 80,000 jobs for the second month in a row in December on a surge in part-time employment, and the jobless rate dipped to a 41-year low of 5.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday.
The gain of 78,600 positions far exceeded the expectations of analysts, who in a Reuters poll had forecast a modest gain of 1,000 jobs from November. The unemployment rate is the lowest since comparable data became available in January 1976.
Part-time employment jumped by 54,900 jobs, while 23,700 full-time positions were added. The economy created 79,500 jobs in November, with 49,900 of those being part time.
December’s gains were focused on the service sector, where employment rose by 72,600, in part, due to increased hiring in finance and educational services. The goods sector added just 6,000 jobs, pulled down by a decline of 3,600 positions in manufacturing.
via BNN
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