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Statistics Canada: The economy added a better-than-expected 42,900 jobs in March, after months of stagnant employment growth, as young people landed work and the public sector added to the head count, according to Globe and Mail. How Kijijias data threw off Ottawas math on skills shortages Canadas jobs market thawed in March as the pace of hiring caught up to modest economic growth. The job gains, the largest in seven months, sent Canadas jobless rate down one notch to 6.9 per cent. But smoothing out the monthly volatility, overall job growth in Canada has been subdued since August of last year, Statistics Canada said Friday. The six-month average for monthly job gains rose to a still-muted 10,000 from 3,000 in the prior month. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.