Highlights
Employment increased by 76,000 (+0.4%) in January and the employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 61.1%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.6%.
In January, employment increased for youth aged 15 to 24 (+31,000; +1.1%), as well as for women (+36,000; +0.5%) and men (+28,000; +0.4%) in the core working age group of 25 to 54 years old.
Employment gains in January were led by manufacturing (+33,000; +1.8%) and professional, scientific and technical services (+22,000; +1.1%).
Employment rose in Ontario (+39,000; +0.5%), British Columbia (+23,000; +0.8%), and New Brunswick (+2,900; +0.7%) and was little changed in the other provinces in January.
Average hourly wages were up 3.5% (+$1.23 to $35.99) on a year-over-year basis (not seasonally adjusted). This followed year-over-year growth of 4.0% in December.
Total actual hours worked rose 0.9% in January and were up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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