# Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, StatsCan says

https://mins.news/en/item/45393

- CBC News, 2026-09-04 12:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-9.7332226?cmp=rss

> Statistics Canada said Friday that Canada shed 42,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4%.

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