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debo_today at 2:14 PM3 repliesview on HN

Meanwhile, Canada adds 75k jobs in the same month.

> Gains were focused on the private sector, with strength in wholesale and retail trade, finance and insurance, and professional and scientific services. Public sector jobs fell by 14,500 amid an official bid to cut government spending.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-can...


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dismalaftoday at 2:24 PM

Yeah, our unemployment rate is still higher though with basically no productivity growth since 2015 (see link). Maybe 2 years straight of these job gains and then we can talk.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=361007...

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260807/dq260...

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