The unemployment rate in Canada fell to 7.9% in June 2010, the lowest level since January 2009. Employment increased by 93,000 in June and has risen by 403,000 since July 2009, partially offsetting job losses from the economic downturn. The gains were evenly split between full and part-time work and spread across industries such as retail, services, healthcare, and construction. Ontario and Quebec led employment growth while Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick saw declines.

1. Canadian Labour Force Survey - June 2010
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The highlights are listed below:
1. The unemployment rate was down by 0.2 percentage points to 7.9%. This is the first time the
rate has been below the 8% mark since January 2009.
2. Employment increased by 93,000 in June. Employment has been on an upward trend since
July 2009, increasing by 403,000 (+2.4%). These gains offset nearly all the employment
losses observed during the labour market downturn which began in the fall of 2008.
3. In June employment increases were evenly split between full and part-time. Since July 2009,
most of the employment gains have been in full-time work, up 355,000 or 2.6%, while part-
time work rose by 1.5%.
4. The number of private sector employees continued to increase in June. The number of self-
employed workers also increased, while there was little change among public sector
employees.
5. Increases in employment were across a number of industries, with notable increases in
service industries including retail and wholesale trade; business, building and other support
services; health care and social assistance; and other services such as automotive repair and
personal care services.
6. In June, overall employment growth was led by core-aged men 25 to 54, followed by workers
55 years and over and youths 15 to 24.
7. In June, the increase in average hourly wages was 1.7% compared with 12 months earlier.
8. Virtually all of June’s employment gains were in Ontario (+60,000) and Quebec (+30,000).
Declines in employment were seen in Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick.
There was little employment change in all other provinces.
June Unemployment Rates by province (previous month’s Rates in Brackets)
Canada 7.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador 14.7% (13.8)
Prince Edward Island 12.3% (10.7)
Nova Scotia 8.8% (8.7)
New Brunswick 9.3% (8.8))
Quebec 7.8% (8.0)
Ontario 8.3% (8.9)
Manitoba 5.3% (5.7)
Saskatchewan 5.5% (5.0)
Alberta 6.7% (6.6)
British Columbia 7.8% (7.5)