OTTAWA -
Canada's labour market shed another 45,000 jobs in July as more people struggled to find work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
The unemployment rate stayed at 8.6 per cent during the month.
But Saskatchewan maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the entire country at 4.7 per cent, up only slightly from June's 4.6 per cent.
The next closest province was Manitoba.
Nationally, full-time employment and private sector jobs - the two most reliable indicators of labour market strength - both continued their downward trajectory.
The agency reported there were 29,100 fewer full-time workers in July across the country.
The private sector also shed jobs, dropping another 75,000.
Self-employment has risen by 75,000, mostly in finance, insurance, real estate and leasing, and professional, scientific and technical services.
