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OTTAWA — The economy added 35,300 jobs in October but the unemployment rate crept higher, with more young people looking for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.

The agency said the number of full-time positions swelled by 88,700, while part-time employment dropped by 53,400 jobs.

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The unemployment rate increased to 6.3 per cent, up from 6.2 per cent in September.

The “other services” category led the growth in jobs with a gain of 21,400 positions, while the construction industry gained 18,400. Information, culture and recreation industries added 15,300 jobs.

Offsetting those gains, the wholesale and retail trade sector lost 35,900 positions.

Job growth also picked up in the United States, data showed today, after hurricane-related disruptions hurt employment in September. But there were signs that labour market momentum was slowing as annual wage gains sharply retreated.

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 261,000 jobs last month, the largest gain since July 2016, but below economists’ expectations for an increase of 310,000 jobs.