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Youth unemployment on the rise in B.C.: Statistics Canada
Cassandra Ogalino, a second-year political science student at the University of British Columbia, has been searching for work since last…
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Unemployment dipped to 6.7% while job gains beat expectations in December
The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent in December,…
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The US economy added more jobs than forecast in December while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell. Data from the Bureau…
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US unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March,…
Read MoreJimmy Carter, who led the country during high unemployment and ‘stagflation,’ is dead at 100
Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at the age of 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center…
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Businesses could face changes in unemployment assistance tax
The sun sets behind the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre on Dec. 5, 2023. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) Legislators could…
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U.S. jobless claims dip, but unemployment duration rises
REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY/FILE PHOTO Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report…
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First-time unemployment claims fall by 1,000; overall filings hit 3-year high
Thousands of job seekers arrive at Amazon’s future headquarters at a “career day” in Crystal City, Va., in 2019. Filings…
Read MoreFirst-time unemployment claims fall by 1,000; overall filings hit 3-year high
Thousands of job seekers arrive at Amazon’s future headquarters at a “career day” in Crystal City, Va., in 2019. Filings…
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