7 September 2007, 16:21  Canada: employment continues growing steadily in August

August showed good figures for employment in Canada, as the Net Change in Employment posted an increase of 23,300 new employees, while the unemployment rate remains at 6.0%, its lowest level in the last 33 years, according to the latest Labor Force Survey by Stats Canada. Augusts increase in employment totals 232,000 new employments created since the beginning of the year, or a 1.4% of the workforce. By sectors, in August the strongest employment source has been educational services followed by construction, with 16,000 new workers on the monthand business, building and other support services.

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