Minimal Job Gains in February as Unemployment Rate Holds at 6.6%: StatCan

Workers stack and sort softwood lumber at Groupe Crete, a sawmill in Mont-Blanc, Que., on Jan. 20, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

The Canadian labour market felt a chill in February with employment “virtually unchanged” from the month before, Statistics Canada said Friday.

The Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month, the agency said, well below the 76,000 jobs added in January.