Canada’s jobless rate stayed at 5.6 per cent in December 2018, staying at its lowest level since the government started collecting data on this in 1976.
15,000 jobs were added in warehousing and transportation. (iStock)
Manufacturing lead job growth in 2018
The economy added 9,300 net new jobs in December and a total of 163,000 for all of 2018. They included:
24,000 in manufacturing
15,000 in transportation and warehousing
11,000 in healthcare
The year-over-year hourly wage increase was 1.46 per cent for permanent employees. The inflation rate for 2018 is forecast to be 1.9 per cent.
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