{"id":22672,"date":"2022-06-10T14:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2022\/06\/10\/canada-gains-40000-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-1\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:01:58","slug":"canada-gains-40000-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2022\/06\/10\/canada-gains-40000-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-to-5-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada gains 40,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 5.1%"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> FP Economy <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> The economy gains 40,000 jobs as the labour market continues to tighten <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"published-date\">\n<p>Publishing date:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Jun 10, 2022<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">3\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">1 minute read<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>  <span class=\"comment-bubble\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\"><path d=\"M4,0 C2.93914,0 1.921718,0.421428 1.171572,1.171572 C0.421428,1.921718 0,2.93914 0,4 L0,24 L3.846,20.158 L4,20.16 L20,20.16 C21.0608,20.16 22.0782,19.73858 22.8284,18.98842 C23.5786,18.23828 24,17.22086 24,16.16 L24,4 C24,2.93914 23.5786,1.921718 22.8284,1.171572 C22.0782,0.421428 21.0608,0 20,0 L4,0 Z M2,4 C2,3.46956 2.21072,2.96086 2.58578,2.58578 C2.96086,2.21072 3.46956,2 4,2 L20,2 C20.5304,2 21.0392,2.21072 21.4142,2.58578 C21.7892,2.96086 22,3.46956 22,4 L22,16.16 C22,16.69044 21.7892,17.19914 21.4142,17.57422 C21.0392,17.94928 20.5304,18.16 20,18.16 L4,18.16 L3.048,18.126 L2,19.174 L2,4 Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> 33 Comments  <\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Canada&#8217;s unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent compared with 5.2 per cent in April.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Getty Images<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2014 The economy added 40,000 jobs in May, driven by a gain in full-time jobs as the labour market continued to tighten, Statistics Canada said Friday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>The increase came as the unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent, the lowest rate since at least 1976 which is as far back as comparable data goes. The unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent in April.<\/p>\n<p>The overall gain in jobs came as the number of full-time jobs climbed by 135,000, but part-time employment fell by 96,000.<\/p>\n<p>The services sector saw a gain of 81,000 jobs as accommodation and food services added 20,000 positions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jobless-rate-may.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jobless-rate-may.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, 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