More people looking for work on Prince Edward Island forced the unemployment rate in the province back up to 10 per cent in August.

The rate rose from 9.4 per cent to 10.0 per cent. It was in single digits in June and July, for the first time in back-to-back months since 1978.

The total number of jobs was largely unchanged, but there was a shift from full-time to part-time work.

The unemployment rate on P.E.I. had been relatively steady at about 11.5 per cent since November of 2013. It fell dramatically in June, and has remained relatively low.

Statistics Canada reported little change in the national jobs picture, with the unemployment rate steady at 7.0 per cent.