Canada created 39,900 jobs, Statistics Canada said, compared with a median forecast for a gain of 15,000.
The labor market has been resilient even as the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its key overnight rate 10 times since March 2022 to cool the economy.
Money markets see a 44% chance of another BoC rate hike by year-end, up from 36% before the data were published.
"This report alone won't make the Bank of Canada regret holding rates steady earlier this week.
Derek Holt, vice president of capital markets economics at Scotiabank, noted a gain of 49,500 people in self-employed jobs.
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