Social sector employment continues upward.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. -- Employment in health and social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales continued upward. Employment rose by 19,000 in the health care and social assistance sector in April, continuing the upward trend that began two years ago. The gain this month was primarily in offices of health care practitioners. Jobs in the social sector rose by 1.1% in April, contrasted to 0.3 for the economy as a whole. Over a 12 month period employment in health care and social assistance rose by 6.1% as against 1.7% for 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 . Following slight declines in the previous two months in Canada, employment rose by an estimated 50,000 in April, all in full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full jobs. The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 7.3%, the lowest since September 2001. |
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