Employment increased 1.4 per cent in February, with part-time jobs up 5.4 per cent and full-time work up 0.6 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 per cent, the lowest level since March 2020. (The Logic)

Talking point: When compared to 12 months prior, 599,000, or 3.1 per cent, fewer people were employed in February, while 50 per cent more, or 406,000 people, worked less than half of their typical hours. The number of people working in professional, technical and scientific services last month was 5.6 per cent higher, or 86,000 more employees, than a year prior, marking the largest year-over-year increase among industries. The growth was in part because these businesses can operate remotely, while Ontario and B.C. saw the biggest increases.