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Unemployment rate rises to 6.6% in August amid little overall employment change

by HR News Canada Staff September 6, 2024

written by HR News Canada Staff September 6, 2024

Canada’s unemployment rate increased to 6.6% in August, marking a 0.2 percentage point rise from July, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from Statistics Canada. The August rate is the highest since May 2017, outside the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Employment saw a modest i...

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