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U.S unemployment rises slightly to 7.6% Canada falls slightly to 7.1%

Posted on June 7, 2013 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The American economy created 175000 net new jobs in May as unemployment rose very slightly to 7.6%. The broad measure of unemployment U6 fell slightly to 13.8 % from 13.9% last month.In Canada employment rose by 95000 and the unemployment … Continue reading →

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Canadian employment falls by 21,900 but headline unemployment rate falls to 7.0 %

Posted on February 8, 2013 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Statistics Canada has released its latest Labour force survey for the month of January. It shows that unemployment has fallen to 7.0 % but there are 21,900 fewer people employed and the fall in the headline rate is due to … Continue reading →

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