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Canadian employment was essentially unchanged from the prior month in March, remaining at 20.401 million. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.1 per cent. Average hourly wages rose 5.1 per cent year-over-year to $34.81 last month, while total hours worked were up 0.7 per cent from March of last year.
Employment in BC rose 0.2 per cent to 2.848 million, while employment in Metro Vancouver was essentially unchanged at 1.616 million in March. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 points in BC to 5.5 per cent while rising in Metro Vancouver by 0.6 points to 5.6 per cent last month.
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