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B.C. unemployment rises

August jobless rate edges up to 7.5% ?5.6% ?0.9% ?0.7% ?1.3% August employment (public sector) August employment (private sector) August employment (full- time) August employment (part- time) B.C.’s unemployment rate inched up to 7.
August jobless rate edges up to 7.5%?5.6%?0.9%?0.7%?1.3%August employment (public sector)August employment (private sector)August employment (full- time)August employment (part- time)

B.C.’s unemployment rate inched up to 7.5% (seasonally adjusted) in August, as a drop in the number of jobs (-0.3%, or -6,000) was accompanied by next to no change (0.0%, or 1,100) in the number of people who were either working or looking for work. Employment dropped in the public sector (-5.6%), while there were noteworthy increases in the private sector (0.9%) and among the province’s self-employed (1.4%). Full-time employment edged down 0.7%, while the number of people with part-time jobs climbed (1.3%).