London’s jobless rate increased slightly to 7.5 per cent in October, according to Statistics Canada.
The area’s unemployment rate was 7.4 per cent in September.
On a national level, Canada's latest labour-market survey says the country's unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 per cent last month, its lowest level since November 2008.
Statistics Canada says the economy generated 43,100 net new jobs in October, pushing the jobless rate down from 6.8 per cent in September.
The agency says employment was up 1.0 per cent from a year ago, with increases in the past two months making up about two-thirds of that boost.
The report says Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia added jobs, while employment decreased in New Brunswick.
The October gain follows an increase of 74,100 jobs for September.
Economists had predicted the economy to shed 5,000 jobs in October and for the unemployment rate to remain unchanged, according to Thomson Reuters.
With files from The Canadian Press.
