Statistics Canada has released corrected July jobs numbers that show the economy actually gained nearly 42,000 jobs last month -- well above the paltry 200 jobs the agency incorrectly reported a week ago.
Locally, Windsor’s unemployment numbers weren’t as positive as first reported. Earlier this month, Stats Canada stated as 8.5 per cent, but a review shows it to be slightly higher at 8.7 per cent in the month of July.
The agency says the error resulted from a major redesign of its market-moving Labour Force Survey that occurs every 10 years when one program was not updated, which it calls a human error.
The mistake resulted in Statistics Canada overestimating full-time job losses.
The number of full-time job losses is now 18,000 instead of the 60,000 figure reported last week.
The number of part-time gains remains unchanged at about 60,000.
Canada's unemployment rate also remains unchanged at 7.0 per cent in July, from 7.1 per cent the previous month.
With files from The Canadian Press.
