CP NewsAlert: Unemployment rate rises to 7.1% in August as economy shed 66,000 jobs

By Canadian Press on September 5, 2025.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August, up from 6.9 per cent the previous month, as the economy lost 66,000 jobs.

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