The Canadian economy added 35,300 jobs in October as a surge in full-time jobs was partially offset by a decline in part-time positions.
Statistics Canada reported Friday that the economy added 88,700 full-time jobs last month, but shed 53,400 part-time jobs.
The surge in full-time jobs came on the heels of an even larger add of 112,000 in September, bringing the two-month total for September and October to its highest two-month period on record, Bank of Montreal economist Doug Porter noted.
«After modest net job gains through the summer, October’s strong result suggest there is still some life left in the economic upswing,» he said.
Economists had been expecting a jump of about 15,000 jobs.
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