Canada’s economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Employment mostly fell among men aged 25 to 54 — the core working-age group — and young people between the ages of 15 and 24.

Jobs were mostly lost in the goods and services-producing industries, with 18,000 jobs lost in wholesale and retail trade.

Average hourly wages rose 3.9 per cent, or $1.42, for a total of $37.56 an hour compared to the same period last year.

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