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National Capital jobless rate rises to 6.9 per cent in January
JAMES BAGNALLMore from James Bagnall
Published on: February 6, 2015Last Updated: February 6, 2015 9:17 AM EST
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The unemployment rate in the National Capital spiked up to 6.9 per cent in January, from a lever of 6.2 per cent in December.
Chief cause for the higher rate was that there were 5,600 fewer jobs, while the labour force declined by only about 800.
The chief culprit in lost jobs was the hotels and food services sector, which lost 5,400 jobs in January, compared with December.
Nearly all other sectors remained steady, according to Statistics Canada.
Public administration jobs in the Capital region were 145,600 in January, roughly the same as in the previous two months, and up 4,700 from January, 2014.
But Capital region tech jobs slipped for the fifth straight month to 45,100 in January, from 47,600 in December. The year-over-year decline is nearly 10,000.
The unemployment rate in Gatineau rose 0.5 per cent to 7.6 per cent.
Across Ontario, the rate fell 0.1 per cent to 6.9 per cent, while nationally, Canada added about 35,000 jobs in January, most of them part-time. The unemployment rate dipped 0.1 per cent to 6.6 per cent.
– With files from Canadian Press.
More to come
JAMES BAGNALLMore from James BagnallPublished on: February 6, 2015Last Updated: February 6, 2015 9:17 AM EST
pic for Ottawa jobs story by Jim Bagnall/Ottawa Citizen jobs employment hiring
The unemployment rate in the National Capital spiked up to 6.9 per cent in January, from a lever of 6.2 per cent in December.
Chief cause for the higher rate was that there were 5,600 fewer jobs, while the labour force declined by only about 800.
The chief culprit in lost jobs was the hotels and food services sector, which lost 5,400 jobs in January, compared with December.
Nearly all other sectors remained steady, according to Statistics Canada.
Public administration jobs in the Capital region were 145,600 in January, roughly the same as in the previous two months, and up 4,700 from January, 2014.
But Capital region tech jobs slipped for the fifth straight month to 45,100 in January, from 47,600 in December. The year-over-year decline is nearly 10,000.
The unemployment rate in Gatineau rose 0.5 per cent to 7.6 per cent.
Across Ontario, the rate fell 0.1 per cent to 6.9 per cent, while nationally, Canada added about 35,000 jobs in January, most of them part-time. The unemployment rate dipped 0.1 per cent to 6.6 per cent.
– With files from Canadian Press.
More to come
