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Labour Force Information

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March 11 to 17, 2007

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Highlights

March 2007

Employment jumped by an estimated 55,000 in March, continuing the upward trend that began in September 2006. Despite this growth in employment, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1%, as more people entered the labour market.

Chart 1 Employment and unemployment rates, Canada, seasonally adjusted