Canada: Following two months of increases, employment fell by 52,000 in August

"Following two months of increases, employment fell by 52,000 in August. Part-time employment declined by 92,000 while full-time employment edged up," Statistics Canada reported on Friday.

Key quotes

• At the same time, the unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.0%.
• On a year-over-year basis, employment grew by 172,000 or 0.9%.
  • Full-time employment increased (+326,000 or +2.2%), while the number of people working part-time declined (-154,000 or -4.3%).
• Over the same period, total hours worked were up 1.6%.