New jobs created, but unemployment edges up

This curious result is likely caused by people who gave up looking for work trying again:

New jobs created, but unemployment edges up

The StatsCan Labour Force Survey released Friday showed thousands of new jobs were created last month, largely in retail, finance and the construction industry.
While economists thought the economy would lose 15,000 jobs in August, 27,100 jobs were created.

Unemployment also rose, inching up by 0.1 per cent to an 11-year high of 8.7 per cent. But that gain was largely due to the fact that more people entered the market and were looking for work, Kane said.