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The number of people looking for work continues to grow, while temporary layoffs decline sharply

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Note(s):

See the note to readers in the Daily for more information on concepts and definitions.

Source(s):

Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.

Chart description

This is a combined line chart.

The number of people looking for work continues to grow, while temporary layoffs decline sharply, thousands

	Number of people looking for work	Temporary layoff
February 2020	1,034	99
March 2020	1,082	465
April 2020	1,220	1,199
May 2020	1,429	1,191
June 2020	1,608	844
July 2020	1,723	460

Note(s):

See the note to readers in the Daily for more information on concepts and definitions.

Source(s):

Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.