However, youth and student joblessness continued to worsen. Statistics Canada noted that the unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 24 rose to 14.2 percent, up 0.7 percentage points from a year ago and significantly higher than the 2017–2019 pre-pandemic average of 10.8 percent.

Canada's unemployment rate surprisingly dropped a tick to 6.9% in June as employment increased in wholesale and retail trade and health care and social assistance, data showed on Friday. The economy added 83,

Canada’s jobless rate unexpectedly decreased to 6.9 per-cent in June – the first drop in unemployment since January, driven mostly by growth in part-time work.

The unemployment rate in the Moose Jaw–Swift Current region saw a significant drop in June, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The data is based on a three-month rolling average and is not seasonally adjusted.

Saskatchewan currently has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada. Despite the US and Chinese tariffs, the provinces unemployment rate sits at 4.

Canada's unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.9% in June as the wholesale and retail trade sectors as well as manufacturing, healthcare and social assistance all saw surprise job growth, data showed on Friday.

The Canadian economy added 83,000 jobs in June, while unemployment fell by 0.1 percentage points, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Canada’s labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring. Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 per cent in June as the economy added some 83,

Canada’s unemployment rate declined to 6.9 per cent in June, while the economy added 83,000 jobs, the bulk of which was in part-time work.