{"id":33234,"date":"2017-04-07T17:31:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/canada-jobs-first-quarter-gains-double-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T17:31:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:31:31","slug":"canada-jobs-first-quarter-gains-double-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-jobs-first-quarter-gains-double-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Jobs First Quarter Gains Double In 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

April\u00a07, 2017 – The Canada economy added more than double the number of Canada jobs in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the same period of 2016.<\/p>\n

\"CanadaThe 83,000 jobs added between January and March represented a 0.5 per cent gain, compared to a gain of 36,000 (0.2 per cent) in 2016\u2019s first quarter.<\/p>\n

With the final quarter of 2016 also a strong period for Canada jobs<\/a>, the last six months have been prosperous for the Canada economy.<\/p>\n

Over the year, employment has increased by 276,000, or 1.5 per cent, with full-time work seeing the biggest gain.<\/p>\n

Canada unemployment at the end of March was at 6.7 per cent after a monthly jobs gain of 19,000.<\/p>\n

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Canada\u2019s Jobs Snapshot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nEnd February<\/strong><\/td>\nEnd March<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unemployment rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n6.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employment rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n61.4<\/td>\n61.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Labour force participation rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n65.8<\/td>\n65.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number unemployed<\/strong><\/td>\n1,286,100<\/td>\n1,313,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number working<\/strong><\/td>\n18,288,600<\/td>\n18,308,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Youth (15-24) unemployment rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n12.4<\/td>\n12.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men (over 25) unemployment rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n5.9<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women (over 25) unemployment rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n

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In the provinces, Alberta was a star player with more than 20,000 jobs added, as the recovery from the oil slump continued in March.<\/p>\n

Alberta unemployment was stable at 8.4 per cent, down from a 9 per cent peak in November 2016.<\/p>\n

Nova Scotia saw a Canada jobs boost of 4,600, although the province saw a rise in unemployment to 8.6 per cent due to more people looking for work.<\/p>\n

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Jobs Data in the Provinces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nJobs change March<\/strong><\/td>\nUnemployment\u00a0rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1) British Columbia<\/strong><\/td>\n4,200<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2) Manitoba<\/strong><\/td>\n2,800<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3) Saskatchewan<\/strong><\/td>\n-5,100<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4=) Quebec<\/strong><\/td>\n2,400<\/td>\n6.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4=) Ontario<\/strong><\/td>\n-11,200<\/td>\n6.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6=) Alberta<\/strong><\/td>\n20,400<\/td>\n8.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6=) New Brunswick<\/strong><\/td>\n1,700<\/td>\n8.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8) Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/td>\n4,600<\/td>\n8.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9) Prince Edward Island<\/strong><\/td>\n-300<\/td>\n10.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) Newfoundland & Labrador<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n14.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CANADA<\/strong><\/td>\n19,400<\/strong><\/td>\n6.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n

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Manitoba, meanwhile, saw its unemployment rate fall to 5.5 per cent after adding 2,800 jobs.<\/p>\n

This low unemployment (compared to 6.7 per cent nationally) was still not enough to topple British Columbia from top spot.<\/p>\n

B.C. added 4,200 jobs in March for an unemployment rate of 5.4 per cent, still the lowest among all provinces.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s three most populated provinces have seen solid gains in employment over the last year.<\/p>\n

B.C.\u2019s jobs growth for the last 12 months is at 3.5 per cent, with Quebec at 2.4 per cent and Ontario at 1.2 per cent.<\/p>\n

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