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Labour Force Information
Not for release before 7 A.M. E.D.T. Friday October 5, 2007
September 9 to 15, 2007
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September 2007
The unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 5.9% in September, the first time since November 1974 that the rate has been below 6.0%. The decline in the rate occurred as employment rose by an estimated 51,000, with gains concentrated in full-time.
