TORONTO (AP) — Canada's surprisingly strong job creation performance in recent months slowed to a crawl in October, as the economy added a meager 1,800 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 7.4 percent.
Statistics Canada reported Friday that employment in the private sector — regarded as the most indicative of economic strength — fell by 20,300 jobs.
Those numbers were offset by strong gains of 36,900 in the public sector while the self-employment category fell by 14,900.
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Economists had expected some softness in October after two stellar months in September and August that saw employment jump by 86,000.
The October result brings the total of jobs created in Canada over the past 12 months to 229,000, all full-time, for a gain of 1.3 percent, slightly below the growth rate in the economy.
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