Health and social sector leads October job growth.OTTAWA Ottawa, city, Canada Ottawa (ŏt`əwə), city (1991 pop. 313,987), capital of Canada, SE Ont., at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau rivers. Hull, Que. -- Almost one in three new jobs in Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of during October October: see month. occurred in the health care and social assistance sector, Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey reports. In that month employment grew by an estimated 20,000 in the health care and social assistance sector, continuing the upward trend that began two years ago. An unstated portion of these gains were in part-time part-time adj. For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job. part employment. So far in 2003, this industry has added 56,000 jobs (+3.4%). Most of October's employment gains in this sector occurred in Quebec. Employment in Canada rose by an estimated 65,000 in October, almost all in full-time jobs. This was the second consecutive increase in employment, following slow growth earlier in the year. Since the start of 2003, employment has grown by 1.0% (+164,000). The unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points in October to 7.6% Link to report visit www.communityaction.ca |
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