There were declines in the number of youth and women working in the country.
Canada's labour force took a hit as 68,000 jobs were lost for the month of September.
Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percent to 6.5 percent.
Youth 15 to 24 and women 25-54 saw the biggest declines.
There were fewer people working in educational services, health care and social assistance, and manufacturing while more people were working in 'other services' such as repair and maintenance, and household services.
Stats Can says Kingston’s overall job market remained relatively steady, showing small gains in the overall labour pool.
The unemployment rate in Kingston rose 0.1 percent to 5.6 percent. In Belleville-Qunite West, it is at 6.4 percent an increase of one percent.
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