# Canada loses 4,700 jobs in October as unemployment rises to 6.7%

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- CBC News, 2026-11-06 13:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-report-oct-2026-statscan-9.7411830?cmp=rss

> Canada shed 4,700 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7%. The decline followed steep job losses in August and September, when more than 100,000 positions disappeared over the two months combined.

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