Canada’s unemployment rate was unchanged in October at 6.5 per cent, while job growth was little changed from the previous month, Statistics Canada said Friday.
A window washer is pictured in Vancouver on May 13, 2024. Canada’s unemployment rate held steady in October at 6.5 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday. (Hunter Soo/CBC)
Canada’s unemployment rate was unchanged in October at 6.5 per cent, while job growth was little changed from the previous month, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
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