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Publication Date: March 13, 2026 - 09:24

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Canada lost 84K jobs as unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in February: StatCan

March 13, 2026
Those job losses were sharply lower than expected and the agency said more than 100,000 jobs were lost in full-time work, while private sector employment fell by 73,000 positions.


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