The city's unemployment rate stood at 6.5 per cent in November, according to Statistics Canada labour market survey numbers issued Friday - unchanged both year-over-year and month-over-month.
At 47,200, the number of people working also remained essentially unchanged, a decline of just 100 from November 2015 and 200 from October. And the number of unemployed seeking work held steady at 3,300 for all three months.
Those of working age not employed and not seeking work stood at 21,800 in November, up 500 from the year before and up 300 from October.
The total number of people of working age in the city was 50,500 in November, down by 100 from the year before and by 200 from October.
The numbers are based on a three-month rolling average and do not differentiate between full-time and part-time employment.
