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   (No thanks to the white cowboy hat wearing sand niggers of Alberta and their   
   precious oilsands.  Maybe it's time for them to diversify and start doing   
   things other than extracing shit from the ground for a living.)   
      
      
   Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 5.6% last month — the lowest since 1976   
   By Staff	The Canadian Press   
      
   A blast of 94,100 new jobs last month has knocked the country’s unemployment   
   rate down to 5.6 per cent — its lowest level since Statistics Canada started   
   measuring comparable data more than 40 years ago.   
      
   The overall number marked the labour force survey’s largest monthly increase   
   since March 2012 when there was a gain of 94,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said   
   Friday.   
      
      
   The November employment surge was fuelled by the addition of 89,900 full-time   
   positions. For employee work, the private sector added 78,600 positions in   
   November, while the public sector gained 8,300 jobs.   
      
   Last month’s increase pushed the jobless rate down from October’s reading of   
   5.8 per cent, which had been the previous low mark since comparable data   
   first became available in 1976. The old statistical approach – prior to 1976   
   – registered an unemployment rate reading of 5.4 per cent in 1974.   
      
      
   Year-over-year average hourly wage growth for permanent employees continued   
   its decline in November to 1.46 per cent – to deliver its weakest reading   
   since July 2017.   
      
   Experts have been expecting wage growth to rise thanks to the tightened   
   labour market, but it has dropped every month since its May peak 3.9 per   
   cent. It now sits well below inflation.   
      
   The Bank of Canada keeps a close watch on wages ahead of its interest-rate   
   decisions. On Wednesday, the central bank held its benchmark rate at 1.75 per   
   cent, but in explaining its decision it highlighted other economic negatives   
   such as weaker-than-expected business investment and the sharp drop in oil   
   prices.   
      
   READ MORE: Want a job that pays $75K-$100K? Few do, amid Canada’s worst   
   labour shortage in 10 years   
      
   Statistics Canada’s report Friday also said that, compared to 12 months   
   earlier, employment was up 1.2 per cent following a net increase of 218,800   
   jobs. The addition of 227,400 full-time positions offset a small decrease in   
   part-time work.   
      
   The November jobs report showed the goods-producing sector added 26,900 jobs   
   following a notable gain of 14,800 construction positions. The services   
   sector generated 67,200 jobs last month with help from the addition of 26,000   
   positions in professional, scientific and technical services.   
      
   By region, employment rose in six provinces and was led by gains in Quebec   
   and Alberta.   
      
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