Economy Adds 64K Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 5.5%

Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The Canadian economy added 64,000 jobs last month as the country’s population continues to rapidly grow.

Statistics Canada released its September labour force survey Friday morning, which shows the unemployment rate continued to hold steady at 5.5 percent for the third month in a row.