Canada's unemployment rate ticks up to 6.9% in April

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Canada's unemployment complaint ticked up to 6.9 per cent successful April, from 6.7 per cent the period before, Statistics Canada said connected Friday.

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Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News

· Posted: May 09, 2025 8:38 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

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Canada's unemployment complaint ticked up to 6.9 per cent successful April, up from 6.7 per cent the period before, Statistics Canada said connected Friday.

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