OTTAWA — Following two months of notable gains, employment was little changed in November, according to new StatCan figures. The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 6.6%. Compared with November 2013, employment increased by 146,000, with part-time and full-time work up 1.9% and 0.6% respectively. Over the same period, the total number of hours worked was little changed (+0.1%). In the six months to November, employment grew by an average of 21,300 per month, compared with an average of 3,000 per month for December 2013 to May 2014.
Unemployment stays flat in November
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