Canada's manufacturing sector in March posted the largest one-month increase in jobs since 2002, but it wasn't enough to buoy overall jobs figures, the government statistical agency said Friday. Total employment was up 19,000 in March. The unemployment rate, however, rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 percent as more people searched for work, according to Statistics Canada.
First quarter employment gains were comparable to the previous quarter but much higher than at the start of 2016. The March jobless rate was in line with analysts' forecasts, following a 6.6 percent unemployment rate posted in the previous month.
In March, employment increased for men aged 25 to 54. This is an continuing upward trend. Employment rose in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba, but fell in Saskatchewan. More people were working in manufacturing, business, building and other support services, wholesale and retail trade, and information, culture and recreation.
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