The December 2008 Labour Force Survey is pretty "gloomy" and shows that "employment declined for the second consecutive month in December (-34,000), the result of a large drop in full-time work. With the decline in employment came a 0.3 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate, which hit 6.6% in December."
Alberta recorded the largest loss (-16,000) and employment growth in that province slowed considerably in 2008 (+1.3%), after increases of over 4% in both 2006 and 2007.
Alberta recorded the largest loss (-16,000) and employment growth in that province slowed considerably in 2008 (+1.3%), after increases of over 4% in both 2006 and 2007.
