Canada adds 60,000 jobs as unemployment rate holds steady at 7.1%

The Canadian economy beat expectations by adding 60,000 jobs in September, with the hard-hit manufacturing sector leading the way, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Employment in manufacturing has been battered by U.S. President Donald Trump ’s trade war, but posted its first increase since January, adding 28,000 jobs, mostly in Ontario and Alberta.

The growth only partially offsets the net loss of 58,000 manufacturing jobs from January to August.

Overall, full-time employment was up in September by 106,000, while part-time employment fell by 46,000. Economists had expected Canada to gain 5,000 jobs.

Jobs were up in the public sector by 33,000, while employment rose by 22,000 in the private sector and 7,900 in self-

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