Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey showed employment fell by 42,000 people, or 0.2%, in August. The employment rate among people aged 15 and older declined 0.1 percentage point to 60.8%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4%. The report covers the August 9–15 reference week.

Employment among youth fell by 19,000 and among people aged 25 to 54 by 16,000. Business, building and other support services lost 20,000 jobs, while manufacturing gained 22,000. Statistics Canada notes that monthly estimates can vary because of sampling; the unemployment rate is the unemployed share of the labour force.