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More part-time jobs

The Canadian labour market unexpectedly added 10,700 net jobs last month and the unemployment rate slid to 6.8 per cent — but the latest numbers raise questions about the quality of the work.

Statistics Canada's November employment survey shows yet another monthly decline in the more-desirable category of full-time work — a figure more than offset by a gain in part-time jobs.

The report says the market added 19,400 part-time jobs last month and shed 8,700 full-time positions.

The jobs report says the unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 per cent from seven per cent because fewer people were searching for work.

The agency says there were 41,300 additional paid employee jobs last month, while the number of positions in the less-desirable class of self-employed workers — some of which may have been unpaid — fell by 30,700.

Statistics Canada also said the number of private-sector jobs rose by 29,700 jobs last month, while the public sector added 11,600.

Ontario gained the most jobs last month with 18,900 new positions, while British Columbia lost 600, but compared to a year earlier it still led all provinces with the fastest growth rate of 2.1 per cent.

The unemployment rate in Kelowna was 8.8 per cent, up from 8.0 the month before.

B.C.'s unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent, up one tenth of a point.



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