The economy added 35,300 jobs in October but the unemployment rate crept higher, with more young people looking for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.
The agency said the number of full-time positions swelled by 88,700, while part-time employment dropped by 53,400 jobs.
The unemployment rate increased to 6.3 per cent, up from 6.2 per cent in September.
The "other services" category led the growth in jobs with a gain of 21,400 positions, while the construction industry gained 18,400. Information, culture and recreation industries added 15,300 jobs.
Offsetting those gains, the wholesale and retail trade sector lost 35,900 positions.
Regionally, Quebec posted the largest increase with a gain of 18,400 jobs, while Alberta added 11,900. Manitoba added 4,000 jobs and Newfoundland and Labrador rose by 3,400.
Saskatchewan lost 4,000 jobs in October.
Ontario's jobless rate jumped from 5.6 per cent to 5.9. while Toronto's tumbled from 6.1 per cent to 5.8
with a file from Siobhan Morris