Canada's labor markets soften further in November


By Lin Wei
  • World
  • Saturday, 02 Dec 2023

OTTAWA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Canada's employment was little changed in November and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 61.8 percent as growth in the population continued to outpace employment growth, Statistics Canada said Friday.

The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 5.8 percent, continuing an upward trend observed since April, said the national statistical agency.

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