Canada’s jobs market returned to growth in August with a gain of 40,000 positions, but the unemployment rate held steady amid a growing population.

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    1 year ago

    Looking good. Now if they could just tax the rich we’d be set.

    The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 per cent in August amid a gain of 40,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday.

    Canada’s population growth outpaced job gains in the month, according to the agency.