COVID-19 pandemic.Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) latest data shows the jobless rate fell to 8.9 per cent in September compared to 10 per cent in August.The region’s numbers surged during the coronavirus pandemic from 4.9 per cent in February to 12.1 per cent at the end of June.The agency says the city was flat in terms of adding new jobs in September.StatCan says 391,100 people were employed last month, which is the same as August.The city is still down 28,800 jobs compared to the same month in 2019.
Canada adds 378K jobs in September, beating expectations Hamilton’s labour force decreased by 5,300 people while 5,200 fewer people claimed unemployment in September.The city’s participation rate, which measures the proportion of the.