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Labour Force Information

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May 11 to 17, 2008

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Highlights

May 2008

Following two months of small increases, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 6.1%. Over the past 12 months, employment in Canada has risen by 339,000 (+2.0%).

Chart 1 Employment and unemployment rates, Canada, seasonally adjusted