Last Updated on August 4, 2017

August 4, 2017 – Canada’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest since before the 2008 global financial crisis, according to the latest government figures.

Unemployment fell to 6.3 per cent in July 2017, a fall of 0.2 percentage points from the month before and the lowest rate since October 2008.

Employment also slightly increased by 0.1 per cent, or 11,000, the latest Canada jobs report shows.

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In the provinces, Quebec’s unemployment dropped to 5.8 per cent, the lowest since comparable record keeping began in 1976.

Demographically, women aged 55 and older saw the strongest employment gain of 14,000, while other groups remained effectively unchanged.

The overall employment growth for 55 to 64-year-olds has grown by 2.9 per cent in the last 12 months, as the Canada jobs statistics support evidence of the country’s aging population.

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Canada’s Jobs Snapshot

	End June	End July
Unemployment rate (%)	6.5	6.3
Employment rate (%)	61.6	61.6
Labour force participation rate (%)	65.9	65.7
Number unemployed	1,270,300	1,246,800
Number working	18,411,000	18,421,900
Youth (15-24) unemployment rate (%)	12.0	11.1
Men (over 25) unemployment rate (%)	5.8	5.6
Women (over 25) unemployment rate (%)	5.3	5.5

Source: Statistics Canada

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Provincial Canada Jobs Picture

Out in the provinces, there were some major positive movers.

Manitoba’s unemployment rate is the lowest out of all the provinces, hovering at exactly 5 per cent after dropping 0.3 percentage points since June 2017. Manitoba added 4,800 jobs in July, bringing the year-on-year increase to 13,000, or 2.1 per cent.

Ontario also added a healthy 26,000 jobs to see its unemployment rate drop by 0.3 percentage points to 6.1 per cent. The province has added 138,000 jobs in the last year.

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Quebec added 4,700 jobs, mostly in full time work. In the last 12 months, the French-speaking province’s unemployment rate fell a significant 1.2 percentage points to 5.8 per cent, the lowest since records began. It has also added 124,000 jobs in the last year.

New Brunswick’s unemployment rate of 6.5 per cent is also a new record, with a June to July drop of 1.6 percentage points.

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Jobs Data in the Provinces

	Jobs change July	Unemployment rate (%)
1) Manitoba	4,800	5.0
2) British Columbia	-5,100	5.3
3) Quebec	4,700	5.8
4) Ontario	25,500	6.1
5) New Brunswick	200	6.5
6) Saskatchewan	-400	6.6
7) Alberta	-14,400	7.8
8) Nova Scotia	1,900	7.9
9) Prince Edward Island	-1,000	10.0
10) Newfoundland & Labrador	-5,300	15.7
CANADA	10,900	6.3

Source: Statistics Canada

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Canada Jobs Results By Industry

The wholesale and retail trade industries spearheaded the healthy results by adding 22,000 jobs. Employment has now risen by 94,000 or 3.4 per cent in the last year, with a particular upwards trend since the end of 2016.

Elsewhere, there were significant monthly employment rises in information, culture and recreation (18,000), manufacturing (14,000) and transportation and warehousing (8,400).

Declines were seen in educational services (-32,000), public administration (-10,000) and agriculture (-10,000).

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