Ontario Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Ontario was 6.8 per cent at the end of January 2016, unchanged from the previous month.
Full-time jobs were up from the end of the previous month to a new monthly record.
There were 19,700 more full-time jobs in January 2016 compared to a month earlier. A loss of 4,900 part-time positions led to an increase of 14,800 total jobs in January.
Full-time job gains occurred mainly in agriculture, construction, trade services, transportation & warehousing, prof., sci. & tech. services, healthcare and accommodation & food services and public administration.
These gains offset losses occurring mainly in natural resources, business & building services and information & culture services.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
(Source CREA)
