Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.7% in August, highest level in four years
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose to its highest level in four years last month as the local economy continued to bleed jobs in key sectors such
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Region’s unemployment rate rises for fourth consecutive month in July
The National Capital Region’s unemployment rate rose for the fourth consecutive month in July as the local economy continued to shed jobs. Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate
UPDATED: Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 9,500 jobs in June, Statistics Canada says
Ottawa-Gatineau’s economy continued to bleed jobs in June as the region’s unemployment rate rose for the third consecutive month. The jobless rate in Ottawa-Gatineau was
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rises to 5.8% in May
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate jumped three-tenths of a percentage point in May as the local economy shed nearly 4,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday. The National
Inflation’s surprise jump could push Bank of Canada to pause rate cuts
A surprise jump in inflation and a flood of “noise” in the economy may push the Bank of Canada to pause its interest rate cuts
CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty
Home sales in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year as homebuyers stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty created by
Local economy adds 7,200 jobs in September as region’s unemployment rate falls to 6.4%
The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent, Statistics Canada reported
Canada’s inflation rate jumps to 4%, making the BoC’s next rate decision harder
gher gasoline prices drove Canada’s inflation rate to 4.0 per cent in August, making it the second month in a row inflation has risen.
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