CBJ — November turned out to be the worst for monthly job losses in Canada since the financial crisis a decade ago.

Figures released by Statistics Canada indicate the national economy shed 71,200 jobs and the unemployment rate was up .4% to 5.9%.

Both full-time and part-time employment moved lower. The number of full-time jobs was down by 38,400, while part-time employment fell 32,800.

The jobs report followed a decision by the Bank of Canada earlier this week to keep its key interest rate on hold at 1.75%, where it has been set for more than a year.

November jobless rates by province (October numbers in parenthesis):

• Newfoundland and Labrador 11.2% (11.1)
• Prince Edward Island 8.0 (8.4)
• Nova Scotia 7.8 (8.0)
• New Brunswick 8.0 (8.1)
• Quebec 5.6 (5.0)
• Ontario 5.6 (5.3)
• Manitoba 5.6 (5.3)
• Saskatchewan 5.8 (5.1)
• Alberta 7.2 (6.7)
• British Columbia 5.0 (4.7)

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