Job Report in Canada , June 2015 – Employment was virtually unchanged in June (-6,400 or 0.0%)

Employment was virtually unchanged in June (-6,400 or 0.0%), as gains in full-time work were offset by losses in part time. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.8% for the fifth consecutive month.

Following gains of 63,000 (+0.4%) in the first quarter of 2015, employment grew by 33,000 (+0.2%) in the second quarter. Full-time work increased by 143,000 in the second quarter, while part-time work declined by 110,000 over the same period.

In the 12 months to June, employment increased by 176,000 (+1.0%), entirely the result of more full-time work. Over the same period, the total number of hours worked grew by 2.1%.

Chart 1 Employment

In June, gains of 65,000 in full-time work were offset by losses of 71,000 in part time.

Employment declined for youths aged 15 to 24 and increased for men aged 55 and over. There was little change among the other demographic groups.

Provincially, employment fell in Quebec and New Brunswick, while it increased in British Columbia and in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at The Daily — Labour Force Survey, June 2015.