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Canada loses over 200,000 jobs in April
The Canadian Department of Labour revealed adding more than expected jobs were lost during April, and unemployment rose.
Data showed that the Canadian economy has lost 207,100 jobs during April, after adding 303,100 jobs in March, and worse than forecasts of losing 160,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in April from 7.5% in March, while analysts forecast a rise to 7.8%.
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