Canada’s job market bounced back slightly in October as the national unemployment rate fell for the first time in three months. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the jobless rate fell to 6.9 per cent in October and 67,000 net new jobs were added to the labour market. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Nov. 7, 2025.
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