Statistics Canada Says Economy Added 84,000 Jobs in October

Statistics Canada Says Economy Added 84,000 Jobs in October
Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the pace of job growth slowed in October as the economy added 83,600 jobs in the month compared with 378,000 in September.

The unemployment rate was little changed at 8.9 percent compared with 9.0 percent in September.