Canada added 418,500 jobs in July, though the vast majority were part-time positions, and the unemployment rate fell to 10.9% as the economy continued to reopen from COVID-19 closures, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: A Bombardier Global employee works on fitting a seat for Global aircraft at the new Bombardier Centre of Excellence for interior completions in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Employment in the goods-producing sector grew by 70,600 jobs, while the services sector grew by 347,900 positions. Part-time employment rose by 345,300 compared to 73,200 new full-time positions. StatsCan also broke out employment numbers for minority population groups for the first time in July. It found that the unemployment rate was significantly higher for South Asian, Arab and Black Canadians than the average.
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