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Canada-U.S. unemployment gap widens as job security concerns grow

by Todd Humber May 9, 2025

written by Todd Humber May 9, 2025

The gap between Canadian and American unemployment rates continues to expand, with Canada's jobless rate now sitting 1.6 percentage points higher than its southern neighbour, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday. Canada's unemployment rate adjusted to U.S. concepts reached 5.8 per cen...

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Todd Humber

Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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