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Canada adds 246K new jobs in August, unemployment rate falls amid coronavirus

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Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added.The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of gains from COVID-19 related lockdowns this spring, bringing the number to within 1.1 million of pre-pandemic levels.

Need a job? Here’s who’s hiring right now in Canada Gains in August were largely concentrated in full-time work, which had been lagging behind gains in part-time employment.Employment also rose at a faster pace for women than men for the third straight month as Statistics Canada reported women gained about 150,000 positions in August compared to 96,000 for men.The unemployment rate fell to 10.2 per cent in August compared with 10.9 per.

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