Almost 4,000 new jobs were created in the London area in November, but there was no change in the unemployment rate.
According to Statistics Canada, the London-St. Thomas jobless rate remained at 6.3% last month. The 3,900 new jobs were offset by an increase of 4,200 people in the local labour force.
While the labour participation rate saw an increase to 59.9% from October's 59%, it remains among the lowest in Canada.
Nationally, the economy created 79,500 net new jobs which resulted in a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.9% from 6.3% in October. Ontario saw the highest job growth, with 43,500 new jobs in the province. The Ontario jobless rate now sits at 5.5%, the lowest it has been since the summer of 2000.
