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TORONTO — The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent in December, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada.

Job growth was more than triple the amount expected, with experts guessing on average that 25,000 jobs would be added in the final month of 2024. The previous month’s unemployment rate had come in at 6.8 per cent, with 51,000 jobs added.

Most of the jobs added in December were full-time positions, led by gains in educational services, health care and social assistance, finance and transportation.

The public sector added 40,000 jobs, while private sector growth was little changed, adding 27,000 jobs. The number of self-employed people rose by 24,000, growing for the first time since February.

The average hourly wage rose by 3.8 per cent (to $35.77 per hour) compared to the same period last year, the slowest pace of growth since May 2022.

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