Manitoba recoups June job losses: Statistics Canada

As the province continues to reopen from COVID-19 restrictions, monthly Statistics Canada unemployment numbers show fewer people in Manitoba are looking for work.

John McCallum, an economist with the University of Manitoba, says our province recouped job losses, and then some, from June.

McCallum acknowledges some of the decline in the unemployment rate has to do with people simply leaving the labour force “for whatever reason.”

The current national unemployment rate is 7.5 per cent, down from 7.8 in June.

According to StatCan, Canada added 94,000 jobs in July, 83,000 of which are full-time positions.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

McCallum says service jobs are coming back now that the personal service sector is allowed to increase operating capacity as COVID-19 public safety measures are lifted further.

McCallum says Manitoba’s jobs numbers more or less move in sync with the national numbers and Canada is going to take several months to catch up to the United States, which currently boasts a 5.4 per cent unemployment rate and added nearly 1 million jobs last month.

4:14 ‘The Great Recall’ an opportunity for employers to strengthen their position

• ‘The Great Recall’ an opportunity for employers to strengthen their position
• Work: What’s Next? A look at your employment rights when it comes to mandatory
• Poll suggests many don’t want to return to office post pandemic

Previous Video

Next Video