The losses were driven by the manufacturing and construction sectors
Unemployment remains near a five-decade low
The number of public-sector and self-employed workers is on the rise
Average hourly wages saw a slight decline
Research shows family businesses contributed 6.9 million jobs to Canada's economy in 2017
Excluding government hiring, businesses added just 96,000 jobs
The unemployment rate remained at 5.7%
But wage growth reached its highest mark since 2009
The unemployment rate remained at 3.7% for a second straight month, the government said Friday
One reason the pace of hiring has slowed this year is that a growing share of Americans already have jobs