Canada produced an unexpected 59,000 new jobs in November. The excellent performance came largely from a jump in full-time work. That pushed the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.2 per cent, according to statistics released today. Statistics Canada says there were job gains in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island. There was little change in the other provinces. Much of the job gains came from the private sector, because public-sector jobs and the number of self employed people were basically unchanged. CBC
