Canada’s job market made a solid gain in October, reversing past declines and beating expectations, and its unemployment rate fell, data showed on Friday.
The economy added a net of 66,600 jobs in October following a 60,400 job gains in the prior month, Statistics Canada said, helping offset most of the job losses recorded in July and August.
All of the gains in October were in part-time workers category where employment rose by 85,000 people.