After a pause in October,
Canadian employment surged in November, rising by 59,000. The increase in
jobs was primarily in full-time employment, which grew by 55,200. The Canadian
unemployment rate declined 0.2 points to 7.2 per cent.
The BC economy lost jobs for the second consecutive month as payrolls declined
by 4,700. Job losses were concentrated in the services sector and particularly
in the healthcare and government sectors. The BC unemployment rate edged 0.1
points higher to 6.8 per cent. In spite of recent declines, employment in BC
has still grown 1.7 per cent over 2011, a significant improvement in job growth
from last year's 0.8 per cent.
The US economy added 146,000 jobs in November while its unemployment rate fell
to 7.7 per cent. However, the November jobs report was particularly noisy due
to disruption from Hurricane Sandy.
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