Canada adds a surprise 14,000 jobs in May

Image Courtesy of Lynne Sladky/Associated Press
Image Courtesy of Lynne Sladky/Associated Press

By CBC News, June 10, 2016 

Jobless rate inches down 2 percentage points to 6.9% on gains in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, P.E.I.

Canada’s economy added 14,000 jobs in May, a better-than-expected number that pushed the unemployment rate down two points to 6.9 per cent, from 7.1 per cent in April.

The jobless rate is now at its lowest level since last July, Statistics Canada reported Friday.

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