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Canada lost 68K jobs in September, Statistics Canada says

Global News Canada · October 9, 2026 at 8:22 a.m.

Canada lost 68K jobs in September, Statistics Canada says

The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 6.5 per cent from 6.4 per cent from August to September, data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday.

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