There were also significant gains made by restaurant and hotel workers, construction workers and people in the information, culture and recreation industries. Manitoba allowed some businesses to reopen on May 4 and eased restrictions on others the same day. The Statistics Canada survey took place between May 10 and 16. "That's just when Manitoba was starting to open," said Fletcher Baragar, a University of Manitoba economist, adding it's likely even more jobs have been added since mid-May. "You see that markedly in Manitoba: full-time employment is still a little bit lagging.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2020 19:03 UTC