London’s unemployment took a slight dip in the month of September, hitting the lowest level in six years.
The newest numbers from Statistic’s Canada indicate that London’s unemployment number dropped from 7.5 per cent in August to 7.4 per cent last month.
Statistics Canada says the country's economy generated 74,100 net new jobs last month, dropping the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly six years.
Locally, Convergys London announced that it plans to expand and needs 300 more full-time positions.
And to attract the best staff, more than just full-time pay is needed.
"They get full benefits, attendance incentives, performance incentives, lots of potential to earn extra money," says Convergys' Beth Pustai.
Although London's jobless rate is highter than the national or provincial average, the city's rebound isn't over.
"We're continuing to grow," Pustai says.
The national unemployment rate for September fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.8 per cent, its lowest since December 2008.
Statistics Canada's latest labour-market data found 69,300 of the new jobs were full-time work.
The report says the bulk of the jobs were created in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador, while the other provinces saw only small changes.
In Ontario, unemployment dropped to 1.7 per cent from 7.4 per cent in August.
Statistics Canada says the last time the economy added such a large number of jobs was May 2013 when it created 89,500 positions, the majority of which were full time.
The September employment gain follows a loss of 11,000 jobs for August.
With files from The Canadian Press.
