Jobless rate reaches 6.8 % in November, highest since 2017, excluding pandemic

Jobless rate reaches 6.8 % in November, highest since 2017, excluding pandemic

Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weakening job market.   The jobless rate last month was the highest since January 2017, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statistics Canada's

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