Economy Adds 337,000 Jobs in February, Unemployment Rate Falls to Pre-Pandemic Level

Economy Adds 337,000 Jobs in February, Unemployment Rate Falls to Pre-Pandemic Level
Pedestrians walk past Scotia Plaza in the financial district in Toronto on Sept. 29, 2021. The Canadian Press/Evan Buhler
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Statistics Canada says the economy added 337,000 jobs in February, more than offsetting the loss of 200,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate fell below pre-pandemic levels.

The unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 percent in February compared with 6.5 percent in the first month of the year.