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Unemployment rate ticked down to 6.6% in January as economy sees solid month of job gains

Unemployment rate ticked down to 6.6% in January as economy sees solid month of job gains

Canada's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell and the economy posted another solid month of job gains, Statistics Canada says, signalling that joblessness has started to ease.

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