Unemployment rate rises for 3rd consecutive month to 5.5% in Canada

Data from Statistics Canada shows that Canada’s unemployment rate rose in July for the third consecutive month, ticking up slightly to 5.5 per cent — a 0.1 increase over the previous month. As Mike Drolet explains, it’s another sign of Canada’s already troubled economy struggling to keep up with a booming population.

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