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CA Labour Force Survey, September 2024
Employment rose by 47,000 (+0.2%) in September while the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%. In September, employment rose among youth aged 15 to 24 (+33,000; +1.2%) and core-aged women (25 to 54 years old) (+21,000; +0.3%). There were more people employed in information, culture and recreation (+22,000; +2.6%), wholesale and retail trade (+22,000; +0.8%) and professional, scientific and technical services (+21,000; +1.1%) in September. Employment increased in Ontario (+43,000; +0.5%), Quebec (+22,000; +0.5%), Manitoba (+5,100; +0.7%) and ... (full story)