January 11, 2010
Following a large increase in November, employment was unchanged in December and the unemployment rate remained at 8.5%, according to Statistics Canada. In the last nine months, employment has stabilized but remains 323,000 (-1.9%) below the October 2008 peak. Read
"From the January 11, 2010 edition of Canada Watch, a weekly summary of Canadian news and information sources compiled by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C."