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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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US Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.7% from 7.9%:Positive trend continues

Posted on December 7, 2012 by haroldchorneyeconomist

  The latest U.S. unemployment rate shows a continuation of the positive trend of lower unemployment and a gradually healing eeconomy. The headline rate for November 2012 dropped two tenths of a percentage point to 7.7 % from its October … Continue reading →

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