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Canada jobless rate falls in Sept to 7.1 percent

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Analysts had only predicted an increase of 15,000 jobs, but the larger-than-expected jump sent the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points from August, Statistics Canada said.

Jobs were gained in educational services; professional, scientific and technical services; accommodation and food services; natural resources; and public administration, it said.

 

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