London's unemployment rate rose from 5 per cent in July to 5.6 per cent in August.
According to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for August, there were 4,300 jobs available with 6,300 people actively looking for work.
The trend remained true nationwide, August saw 40,000 more jobs filled across the country, but that number was eclipsed by population growth, causing the employment rate to fall 0.1 percentage points to 61.9 per cent.
Canada's unemployment rate stayed steady at 5.5 per cent last month with 1.2 million people looking for jobs.
This follows three consecutive months of increases.
Employment in professional, scientific and technical services saw the most growth in August, followed closely by construction.
Those in the education and manufacturing industries saw the biggest losses. There were also decreases in employment in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, and in agriculture
The number of self-employed workers rose by 50,000 in August, which is the first notable increase in nine months.
In August 2023, about one million people held multiple jobs, virtually unchanged from a year earlier.
"Over one-third of multiple jobholders indicated that their main reason for working more than one job was to pay for essential needs," Statistics Canada said. "Over one-third reported that it was to earn extra income, while a smaller share indicated that it was to work in a field they were passionate about."
Employment increased among both men and women aged 25 to 54.
Among young people aged 15 to 24, males saw a decline in jobs while females saw an increase.
Statistics Canada conducted the survey the week of August 13 to August 19.
The survey for September comes out on October 6.
