Canada adds 44,000 jobs in October

Canada's economy blew past expectations in October, adding 44,000 jobs and driving the unemployment rate down to seven per cent.

Statistics Canada reported Friday that 18 million Canadians were working during the month, the first time that has ever happened.

October`s figure is more than four times the 10,000 new jobs that economists polled by Bloomberg were expecting.

Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Manitoba saw gains in employment, while Alberta recorded a loss of 11,000 jobs. There are about as many jobs in Alberta today as there were this time last year.

There was little or no change in the other provinces.

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