Ontario was the only province still losing jobs in May
Men had 9.4 per cent fewer jobs in May than they did a year earlier, while women’s jobs were down 12.2 per cent.
“This is consistent with the fact that most restrictions on economic activity remained in place in Ontario during the reference week of May 10 to May 16,” StatCan noted.Brian DePratto, senior economist, TD Economics But in May there were 6.7 per cent more of these jobs, compared to a 1.8-per-cent increase for all others.The U.S. saw its unemployment rate fall to 13.3 per cent in May ― slightly lower than Canada’s ― as the country added 2.5 million jobs during the month.
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