After three months of little change, employment declined by 31,000 (-0.2%) in July. The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 6.9%. Full-time employment fell by 71,000 from June to July, while part-time work was up by 40,000. Compared with 12 months earlier, total employment increased by 71,000 or 0.4%, with all of the growth in part-time work. Over the same period, the total number of hours worked rose by 0.4%. Chart 1 Chart 1: Employment Employment Chart 1: Employment In July, employment decreased among youths aged 15 to 24, while it was little changed for the other demographic groups. ... (Read the full story)
