According to Statistics Canada : In May, the number of self-employed workers rose by 62,000 in May, while the number of employees in the public and private sectors was little changed.
Although 27,700 jobs doesn’t represent runaway growth, the unemployment rate nevertheless fell to a new low – largely because fewer Canadians were actively looking for work last month. The labour force participation rate dropped from 65.9 per cent to 65.7 per cent.