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The National Capital Region jobless rate slipped to 6.4 per cent in July from 6.5 per cent in June, with Gatineau accounting for all the improvement, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
It was the fourth straight monthly decline for the region, which recorded a 7.2-per-cent jobless rate in March.
Gatineau’s unemployment rate was 7.3 per cent in July — down sharply from 7.7 per cent in June, reflecting a gain of 2,700 net new jobs along with an increase of 2,100 people in the labour force.
On the Ottawa side of the river, the jobless rate held steady at 6.1 per cent over the same period despite a drop of 2,400 in the number of jobs. The latter was offset by a comparable decline in the number of people looking for work.
Some good news, though it may simply reflect seasonal influences, was an increase in federal government employment — up 600 to 125,500 in July. This was the second straight monthly increase after hitting a low of 123,300 in May. A year ago, the tally was 136,400.
A glaring weakness in the local economy, at least according to the Statistics Canada survey, is high-tech. The number of jobs in this sector slipped to 35,700 in July from 36,400 in June — the 11th straight monthly decline. In July 2014, the sector employed 57,100.
jbagnall@ottawacitizen.com
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It was the fourth straight monthly decline for the region, which recorded a 7.2-per-cent jobless rate in March.
Gatineau’s unemployment rate was 7.3 per cent in July — down sharply from 7.7 per cent in June, reflecting a gain of 2,700 net new jobs along with an increase of 2,100 people in the labour force.
On the Ottawa side of the river, the jobless rate held steady at 6.1 per cent over the same period despite a drop of 2,400 in the number of jobs. The latter was offset by a comparable decline in the number of people looking for work.
Some good news, though it may simply reflect seasonal influences, was an increase in federal government employment — up 600 to 125,500 in July. This was the second straight monthly increase after hitting a low of 123,300 in May. A year ago, the tally was 136,400.
A glaring weakness in the local economy, at least according to the Statistics Canada survey, is high-tech. The number of jobs in this sector slipped to 35,700 in July from 36,400 in June — the 11th straight monthly decline. In July 2014, the sector employed 57,100.
jbagnall@ottawacitizen.com
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