Hamilton's unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.1 per cent according to latest Statistics Canada numbers.
Hamilton's unemployment rate fell to 6.1 per cent in February, down slightly from 6.4 per cent in January, new numbers released Friday from Statistics Canada show.
On Friday, the data agency said Canada's economy lost an unexpected 2,300 jobs in February, and the national jobless rate ticked up to 7.3 per cent.
The unemployment rate last month was at its highest level since March 2013, almost three years ago.
The February jobs figure surprised economists, who had forecast Canada would add almost 8,500 jobs, according to a survey conducted by Bloomberg.
British Columbia added jobs during the month, while three provinces — Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island — lost. The other provinces saw little change in their employment numbers.
