Jerry Dias: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada: OTTAWA -- More people working part-time helped Canada's economy grind out 59,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada reported Friday, about triple what most economists had expected. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The better-than-expected gains offset a small uptick in workforce participation, bringing the national jobless rate to 7.1 per cent in August from 7.2 per cent the previous month. Galit Rodan / The Canadian Press Unifor president Jerry Dias says the economy is being built on part-time jobs. CP Related Items Articles Unemployment drop misleads The consensus had called for the economy to have created about 20,000 jobs in August. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.