Pre-Pandemic Level: Unemployment Rate and Unemployment Counts

pre-pandemic level: The unemployment rate fell to 12.3 per cent after hitting a record-high of 13.7 per cent in May, according to CTV. As in May, even though more people found jobs, more people also looked for work as the labour force grew by about 786,000 after a gain of 491,000 in May, bringing it to within 443,000 of its pre-pandemic level. Statistics Canada's labour force survey released Friday showed 953,000 jobs were added last month, including 488,000 full-time and 465,000 part-time positions. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate would have been 16.3 per cent had it included in unemployment counts those who wanted to work, but did not look for a job. It didn't include any gains in Toronto as restrictions in that city loosened after the survey week. Job gains were made in every province, including by 378,000 in Ontario, marking the first increase since the COVID-19 shutdown, Statistics Canada said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.