Particularly, ladies on this age bracket noticed a rise of 45,000 jobs, or 0.7 p.c, and males skilled a development of 23,000 jobs, or 0.3 p.c. Conversely, the state of affairs was much less rosy for ladies aged 55 and older, who noticed a lower in employment by 29,000, translating to a 1.4 p.c discount.
The employment situation additionally various throughout provinces. Alberta and Nova Scotia witnessed employment hikes of 17,000 (0.7 p.c) and 6,300 (1.2 p.c) respectively. In distinction, Manitoba reported a decline of 5,300 jobs, a 0.7 p.c lower, whereas different provinces noticed minimal modifications.
The services-producing sector led the best way in employment features, with notable will increase in lodging and meals companies by 26,000 (2.4 p.c) {and professional}, scientific, and technical companies by 18,000 (0.9 p.c).
Nonetheless, not all industries fared effectively, as academic companies and manufacturing skilled downturns.
The report additional highlighted that complete hours labored in February noticed a minor uptick of 0.3 p.c over the month and a 1.3 p.c rise on a year-over-year foundation. Moreover, common hourly wages for workers jumped by 5.0 p.c year-over-year to $34.82, following a 5.3 p.c enhance in January.
