After four months of rising job numbers, Canada saw a downturn in August.
New data from Statistics Canada released Friday showed the country lost 42,000 jobs last month.
That followed a cumulative increase of 181,000 from April to July.
Employment dropped slightly in Quebec and Ontario, while New Brunswick had a slight uptick.
There was little change in other provinces.
Sectors like business, natural resources and public administration saw declines.
Manufacturing jobs were up in the last month.
The national unemployment rate remained at 6.4 per cent.
