Canada unemployment rate

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The Daily โ€” Labour Force Survey, November 2024 (Statistique Canada)

Employment increased by 51000 (+0.2%) in November and the employment rate held steady at 60.6%. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.8%, ...

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BMO changes rate cut call after surprise jump in Canada's jobless rate (Globalnews.ca)

The 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.

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Canadian unemployment rate jumps near 8-year high (CTV News)

Canada had 1.5 million unemployed people in November, propelling its jobless rate to a near-eight-year high outside of the pandemic era and boosting chances ...

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Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.8%, raising odds of jumbo ... (Financial Post)

Canada's jobless rate rose to 6.8 per cent in November, its highest point since January 2017, excluding the pandemic years. Read more.

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Jobless rate reaches 6.8 % in November, highest since 2017 ... (CBC.ca)

Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weak job market, shifting expectations toward a jumbo ...

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Canada's unemployment rate jumps to 6.8%, the highest in years (The Globe and Mail)

Despite a burst in hiring, the jobless rate surged to its highest in November since January, 2017, excluding the pandemic.

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Jobless rate reaches 6.8% in November, highest since January ... (CP24 Toronto's Breaking News)

Statistics Canada's November labour force survey says the jobless rate last month reached the highest since January 2017, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

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Canada's unemployment rate jumps to 6.8%, the highest in years (Athabasca Advocate)

It was a robust month for hiring: Employment rose by 50,500 or roughly double analyst expectations. But a strong increase in job seekers more than offset the ...

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Canada's unemployment rate rate hits high not seen since 2017 ... (Kelowna Capital News)

Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weak job market. Statistics Canada's November labour force ...

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Canada's unemployment rate rate hits high not seen since 2017 ... (Vernon Morning Star)

Statistics Canada's November labour force survey says the jobless rate last month reached the highest since January 2017, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

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Unemployment Rate Rises as Job Seekers Left Out in the Cold (conferenceboard.ca)

In 2024, Canada's labour market continued to cool as employment struggled to keep with pace with robust labour force gains.

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Expert: Jump in Canadian unemployment rate (McGill Newsroom)

Statistics Canada announced today that the unemployment rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since January 2017, apart from during the ...

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Saskatchewan boasts lowest unemployment rate in Canada (DiscoverWeyburn.com)

The latest job numbers from Statistics Canada were released Friday morning, and show the employment situation in Saskatchewan, and the southeast, ...

Saskatchewan's Unemployment Rate Lowest in the Nation | News ... (Government of Saskatchewan)

According to the latest labour force numbers released by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent, ...

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Saskatchewan's unemployment rate lowest of any province in ... (News Talk 980 CJME)

Saskatchewan's unemployment rate of 5.6 per cent last month was the lowest of any Canadian province. According to figures released on Friday by Statis...

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Canada's economy 'looks pretty weak' following unemployment ... (BNN)

Following a spike in Canada's unemployment rate last month, one chief investment officer says borrowing costs need to come down to stimulate the economy.

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Unemployment Jump May Point to Larger Bank of Canada Rate Cut (Morningstar.ca)

Despite a stronger-than-expected gain in hiring, the focus is on the jobless rate rise.

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