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Canada Jobless Rate Rises to 6.7% Amid Small Employment Decline

Bloomberg Markets6 November 2026, 13:30 UTCCanada

Canada's unemployment rate edged up to 6.7% in October as more people looked for work and employment fell modestly, pointing to ongoing softness in the labor market.

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