Statistics Canada released the latest employment data Friday with only a negligible change in the number of jobs (up 6,600) and the unemployment rate holding steady at 6.8 per cent in July.
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Statistics Canada released the latest employment data Friday with only a negligible change in the number of jobs (up 6,600) and the unemployment rate holding steady at 6.8 per cent in July. Men aged 25-54 were the only group to see any real gains. Year-over-year employment was up 0.9 per cent.