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Labour Force Information
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July 13 to 19, 2008
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Highlights
July 2008
Following gains at the beginning of 2008, and little change from April to June, employment dropped by 55,000 in July. The unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 6.1%, as many people, particularly youth, left the labour force.
