The country’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May.
Statistics Canada says it rose by a tenth of a percentage points to 6.2 percent.
Year-over-year, unemployment is up 0.9 percent.
The country added over 27,000 new jobs last month.
Canadians are making over five percent more in hourly wages compared to last year.
It’s up $1.69 to $34.94 on average.
Employment did rise in jobs like healthcare, social assistance, finance, insurance and real estate.
But employment declined among women aged 25 to 54 and young men.

