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Jobboom Index for October
Jobboom Index reclaims "excellent" status
Following a slight job increase in September (+ 10,900), this month's Quebec Jobboom Index gains 1.2 percentage points to 90.8 percent. For a fourth time this year, the province's Index achieves an employment status of "excellent". Over the past month, the goods-producing sector reported a net employment gain of 7,900, following the marked recovery of Quebec's manufacturing industries (+ 9,900) which suffered important loses over the past few months. Meanwhile, the services sector managed to produce only a small net employment gain of 3,000 positions. This sector suffered an important loss (-12,900) in the public administration category. Notable gains were achieved in the finance, insurance, real-estate and leasing industries (+ 8,400) and in health care and social assistance (+ 5,400).
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