OTTAWA -- Canada's economy managed to eke out a meagre 12,500 net new jobs in April, but the fact that all of them were full-time brought some solace to a labour force outlook that has turned sour of late.
The small pickup last month helped take the sting out of March's massive 54,500 contraction and kept the unemployment rate steady at 7.2 per cent. However, it was not enough to put job creation on the positive side of the ledger for 2013 as a whole.
In the first four months of the year, Canada has seen a net loss of about 13,000 workers.
The small pickup last month helped take the sting out of March's massive 54,500 contraction and kept the unemployment rate steady at 7.2 per cent. However, it was not enough to put job creation on the positive side of the ledger for 2013 as a whole.
In the first four months of the year, Canada has seen a net loss of about 13,000 workers.