Canadian economy lost 4,700 jobs in October as unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7%

CBC News · CBC · 2026-11-06 13:40 UTC

The loss of a few thousand jobs last month follows big back-to-back job losses in August and September, when the Canadian economy shed more than 100,000 roles cumulatively over two months.

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Canadian economy lost 4,700 jobs in October as unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7%

Economists polled ahead of data release expected economy would add 13,600 jobs

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