Payroll employment slips in March as job vacancies hold steady: Statistics Canada

Payroll employment in Canada fell by 31,800 jobs, or 0.2 per cent, in March, Statistics Canada reported, bringing the cumulative decline since February to 69,900 jobs, or 0.4 per cent. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment rose slightly, up 23,700 jobs, or 0.1 per cent, in March. The figures...