Unemployment Rate
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Canada adds 88K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 6.6%: StatCanConstruction led the way with a gain of 27,000 jobs last month, while the wholesale and retail trade sector lost 35,000 positions.EconomyJun 5
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Youth unemployment rises as Canada sheds 18K jobsThe youth unemployment rate, which is the rate of unemployment among Canadians aged 15 to 24, rose by half a percentage point to 14.3 per cent.EconomyMay 8
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U.S. unemployment dips after sluggish hiring in 2025Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low.U.S. NewsJan 9
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Unemployment rate climbed to 6.8% in December, StatCan saysCanada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent in December 2025 as the trade war and U.S. tariffs continued to impact the job market.EconomyJan 9
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Canada added 54,000 jobs in November as unemployment rate fallsCanada's national unemployment rate fell 0.4 per cent in November to 6.5 per cent, and marks the second straight monthly decline in the unemployment rate.EconomyDec 5, 2025
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Canada’s unemployment rate just fell for 1st time in 3 monthsCanada's job market bounced back slightly in October as the national unemployment rate fell for the first time in three months, dipping to 6.9 per cent.CanadaNov 7, 2025
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Canada lost 41K jobs in July, but unemployment rate holds steady at 6.9%Statistics Canada says youth aged 15 to 24 saw the biggest employment drop in July amid the tough summer jobs market, with 34,000 lost.CanadaAug 8, 2025
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U.S. adds 139K new jobs in May, but numbers down from AprilTrump’s aggressive and unpredictable policies – especially his sweeping taxes on imports – have muddied the outlook for the economy and the job market.EconomyJun 6, 2025
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Lethbridge bucks the trend, gains ground amid national job lossesAs Canada suffered 33,000 job losses in March, Lethbridge managed to fill 400 new positions despite seeing the unemployment rate rise slightly.EconomyApr 4, 2025
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BMO changes rate cut call after surprise jump in Canada’s jobless rateThe November jobs figures are the final major economic data release before the Bank of Canada makes its last interest rate decision of the year on Dec. 11.EconomyDec 6, 2024
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