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Canada gains net 8,200 jobs in December, jobless rate rises to 6.8%
Full-time job gains of 50,200 in healthcare and other sectors offset part-time losses; youth employment fell by 27,000, Statistics Canada reported.
- By Canadian Press on Friday, Statistics Canada said Canada added 8,200 jobs in December as the unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent, driven by labour force growth in Ontario and Quebec.
- After three months of outsized gains, the labour market added 181,000 jobs despite facing headwinds from U.S. tariffs through much of 2025.
- Sector-Level shifts showed full-time employment increased by 50,200, while young workers aged 15 to 24 lost 27,000 jobs in last month.
- Economists had anticipated a jobs decline of 5,000 in December, while the Bank of Canada held its 2.25 per cent policy rate on Dec. 10 and money markets expect rates to stay on hold.
- Following three months of outsized gains, the average hourly wage of permanent employees rose 3.7 per cent, a gauge tracked by the Bank of Canada for inflationary trends.
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