Employment was nearly unchanged across the country in November, according to new figures from Statistics Canada.
The latest labour force survey shows the country added just 10,000 jobs and the unemployment rate edged down by 0.1 per cent.
Employment rose in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing; manufacturing; as well as in information, culture and recreation.
But the increase was offset by losses in several other industries, including construction and wholesale and retail trade.
According to StatCan, employment was up among women in the core working ages of 25 to 54, with the employment rate reaching a record high of 81.6 per cent.
The number of young men aged 15 to 24 who were working declined, while employment was little changed among the other main demographic groups.
Year-over-year growth in average hourly wages was above five per cent for the sixth straight month. It climbed by $1.71 to $32.11, an increase of 5.6 per cent compared with November of last year.
A look at the numbers in the Maritimes
The unemployment rate in New Brunswick climbed by six-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 per cent.
Part-time employment rose by 2,500 while full-time employment declined by 4,000 for a net decrease of 1,500.
In Nova Scotia, full-time employment went up by 1,600 as the unemployment rate fell to six per cent from 6.7 per cent.
Prince Edward Island saw its unemployment rate jump to 6.8 per cent from 5.4 per cent. The province lost 500 part-time jobs and 1,000 full-time positions.
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