OTTAWA—Canada’s jobless rate continued to push higher last month with an increase in layoffs and as the pace of hiring was again outpaced by hot population growth.

The number of employed working-aged people in Canada rose a modest 24,900 in November from the month before, while the unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage point higher at 5.8%, the first time it has broken above pre-pandemic levels since January 2022, Statistics Canada reported Friday.