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<\/p>\nDid you get a job in March? If the answer is yes you weren\u2019t alone as 40,600 new positions were created in Canada.<\/p>\n
As economists show tentative excitement the economy is entering recovery mode, a drop in unemployment from 7.3 to 7.1 per cent will only serve to fuel the fire.\u00a0 This comes on the heels after three months of little change.<\/p>\n
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A significant number of the jobs added were full time and in the private sector, with experts suggesting the Statistics Canada figures are a sign the country is emerging from weak dollar and low oil price gloom.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0It gives us a picture of a job market that I think overall is pretty healthy given the current circumstances,\u00a0\u00bb one economist said.<\/p>\n
Surveys had predicted the addition of 10,000 jobs in March, maintaining the unemployment rate. The six month average is 11,000 and the normal expectation is 16,000 new positions.<\/p>\n
Delving into the sectors reveals it\u2019s not all blue sky and sunshine. Although 74,700 jobs were added in the service industry, manufacturing shrunk 1.8 per cent with a loss of 31,800 positions.<\/p>\n
| <\/td>\n | Jobs added\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>in March<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n| Unemployment\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>rate (%)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n | Alberta<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 19,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 7.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 5,500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3,400<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 9.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Saskatchewan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2,800<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 6.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Prince Edward Island<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n -700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n British Columbia<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Ontario<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 6.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Quebec<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 7.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Employment in Alberta<\/strong> rose by\u00a019,000, driven by increases in retail and wholesale trade, and the unemployment rate fell\u00a00.8\u00a0percentage points to\u00a07.1 per cent. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province was little changed, but the unemployment rate was up\u00a01.5\u00a0percentage points as more people were looking for work.<\/p>\n Employment in Manitoba<\/strong> increased by\u00a05,500\u00a0in March, and the unemployment rate held steady at\u00a06.0 per cent as more people participated in the labour market. This unemployment rate was the lowest among all the provinces. Despite more Manitobans working in March, employment in the province was little changed from\u00a012\u00a0months earlier.<\/p>\n In Nova Scotia<\/strong>, employment increased by\u00a03,400\u00a0in March. As more people participated in the labour market, the unemployment rate held steady at\u00a09.1 per cent. Despite the increase in March, employment in the province has been on a downward trend since the fall of\u00a02015.<\/p>\n In March, employment rose by\u00a02,800\u00a0in Saskatchewan<\/strong>; however, the unemployment rate increased\u00a00.3\u00a0percentage points to\u00a06.2 per cent as more people searched for work. Compared with\u00a012\u00a0months earlier, employment in the province was down slightly. Over the same period, the unemployment rate was up\u00a01.7\u00a0percentage points \u2013 the result of more people looking for work.<\/p>\n Employment in Prince Edward Island<\/strong> declined by\u00a0700, and the unemployment rate was\u00a011.0 per cent. In the\u00a012\u00a0months to March, employment in the province decreased by\u00a02,300\u00a0(down 3.1%).<\/p>\n Employment in British Columbia<\/strong> was little changed in March; however, on a year-over-year basis, gains totalled\u00a072,000\u00a0or\u00a03.2 per cent \u2013 still the fastest growth rate among all the provinces. In March, the unemployment rate remained at\u00a06.5 per cent, though it was up\u00a00.6\u00a0percentage points compared with a year earlier, as more people searched for work.<\/p>\n In Ontario<\/strong>, employment was also little changed in March, and the unemployment rate stayed at\u00a06.8 per cent. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province increased by\u00a086,000\u00a0or\u00a01.2 per cent, the second highest rate of growth among the provinces. All of the gains were in full-time work.<\/p>\n There was little change in employment in Quebec<\/strong> on both a monthly and a year-over-year basis. The unemployment rate was\u00a07.5 per cent in March.<\/p>\n Adjusted to US<\/strong> measures, the unemployment rate in Canada was\u00a06.1 per cent in March versus\u00a05.0 per cent in the United States. Compared with March\u00a02015, the unemployment rate increased by\u00a00.2\u00a0percentage points in Canada, while it declined by\u00a00.5\u00a0percentage points in the United States.<\/p>\n Economists forecast that in 2016, employment growth will be led by British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.<\/p>\n Interested employers:<\/strong>\u00a0Kindly\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n Interested candidates:\u00a0<\/strong>Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n Recent News Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n |