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Canada Labour Force Survey, February 2016

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Employment was virtually unchanged in February (-2,300 or 0.0%) as gains in part-time work were offset by losses in full time. The unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points for the third consecutive month, reaching 7.3% for the first time since March 2013.

On a year-over-year basis, employment grew by 0.7% (+118,000), with the gains mostly coming from full-time work (+82,000 or +0.6%). At the same time, the number of hours worked increased by 1.0%.

Employment increased among men aged 55 and older in February, while the other demographic groups saw little change.

Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island registered employment declines, whereas British Columbia recorded an increase. There was little change in the remaining provinces.

Employment fell in health care and social assistance, educational services, ‘other services,’ and natural resources. At the same time, there were more people working in construction, in business, building and other support services, as well as in agriculture.

The number of public and private sector employees as well as the number of self-employed workers were little changed in February.
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