Unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in October, StatCan says

CTV News · The Canadian Press · 2026-11-06 15:37 UTC

The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in October as Statistics Canada says more people were looking for work.

OTTAWA — The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent in October as Statistics Canada says more people were looking for work.

That’s up from 6.5 per cent in September and came alongside a loss of 4,700 jobs in October.

The labour market has been in a tough stretch lately, having shed 110,000 jobs cumulatively across September and August. A Reuters poll of economists had expected the economy would bounce back with a gain of 13,600 jobs in October.

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