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Labour Force Employment Rises 1.2% from Stats Canada Data

Data from Stats Canada shows employment rose 1.2% for the month of June with nearly 231,000 jobs added.

This comes following a decline of 275,000 from the previous two months. Employment growth was mostly seen in part time work with youth aged 15-24.

A boost in certain workforces include the food service industry as restaurants were able to reopen again last month.

Employment in retail trade also rose by 3.4% in June while the construction industry dropped 1.6%.

Canada’s unemployment rate currently sits at 7.8%.

The full report on the study for the month of June can be found here.

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