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The economy shed 33,000 jobs in March, the biggest loss since January 2022, while the unemployment rate ticked higher, Statistics Canada said Friday.The agency said the unemployment rate for March rose to 6.7 per cent compared with 6.6 per cent in February.
Ottawa -- The economy shed 33,000 jobs in March, the biggest loss since January 2022, while the unemployment rate ticked higher, Statistics Canada said Friday.
It was a busy 2024 for Canadian business: the Bank of Canada began cutting interest rates as inflation moderated and labour unions looked to make gains.
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year. The agency said Tuesday its consumer price index for September was up 1.6 per cent from a year ago compared with a year-over-year increase of two per cent in August. It was the slowest annual pace...