Category : Canada unemployment rate

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2021 8:55 am     Updated January 8, 2021 9:02 am Smaller font Descrease article font size -A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Statistics Canada says the economy lost 63,000 jobs in December, the first decline since April. The unemployment rate was 8.6 per cent for the month, up 0.1 percentage points from 8.5 per cent in November. The result ended a streak of monthly job gains that began in May as restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the pandemic began to ease. Trending Stories Story continues below advertisement Full-time employment in December rose by 36,500, but there was a Read More