Employment was little changed in March (+14,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate held steady at 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7%. Across the major age groups, employment held steady and the unemployment rate was little changed. Employment rose in the 'other services' industry (+15,000; +1.9%), which includes personal and repair services, and it also increased in natural resources (+10,000; +3.0%). Employment declined in finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing (-11,000; -0.8%). Fewer people were employed in British Columbia (-19,000; -0.7%), while employment rose in Manitoba (+11,000; ... (full story)

Canada's job growth remained subdued in March while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7% from the prior month, data showed on Friday, signaling continued slack, or underutilized workforce, in the labor market. The employment in March rose by a net of 14,100 jobs against a slump of 83,900 in the prior month, ​Statistics Canada said. This was the first time this year that the job market grew, even though the gains were modest and was barely enough to offset a whopping 109,000 total job losses in the first two months of the year. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast job gains of 15,000 in March and had ... (full story)