And the trend for public sector jobs is negative. Good?
The number of public sector employees fell in August (-20,000; -0.4%), down for the third consecutive month. Since May, the number of public sector employees has declined by 78,000 (-1.7%) and was little changed in August compared with a year earlier.
Employment was little changed among private sector employees in August but was up by 156,000 (+1.1%) year over year.
Stats Can says Canada lost 42,000 jobs last month. Unemployment rate unchanged at 6.4%. Manufacturing one of the few bright spots.
FTR, U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August and their unemployment rate, measured differently than ours, is 4.1%.
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Guys, stop being mean to Spencer. He’s worked way too hard, for way too many years, with not nearly enough recognition along the way.
I wanted this to die down on its own, and let Spence win people over on his own, because he will. He’s a phenomenal person.