Unemployment rose to 5.4 per cent last month: StatCan
The province added 25,700 jobs to the economy in September for the second consecutive month of job growth, according to data released Friday from Statistics Canada.
Demand was highest in B.C.'s construction industry . Food services and accommodation took took the biggest hit. Meantime, the province's unemployment rate expanded by 0.2 percentage points to reach 5.4 per cent as more people entered the labour force looking for work. Employment across Canada rose by 64,000 jobs while the unemployment rate remained static at 5.5 per cent.
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