Canada sees hefty February job gains despite slowing economy

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s job market rebounded from January’s losses to add 50,700 net new positions in February, with most of the gains in the services industries while manufacturers saw hefty layoffs for the second straight month.

The Statistics Canada data released on Friday showed the jobless rate stayed the same at 7.0 percent as more people participated in the labor market.

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