Canada’s September 2015 Job Report – A decline of 62,000 in full time employment, but overall little changed

Employment was little changed for the fourth consecutive month in September (+12,000 or +0.1%). The unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 7.1% as more people participated in the labour market.

Part-time employment rose by 74,000 in September, which was largely offset by a decline of 62,000 in full time.

Provincially, employment rose in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island, while it fell in Ontario as well as Newfoundland and Labrador.

Chart 2 Unemployment rate

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