Canada lost 17,000 jobs in May, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday morning. The loss of jobs pushed the unemployment rate up to 5.2 per cent.
Unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent
Aloysius Wong · CBC News ·
A hiring sign is posted at Sansotei Ramen in downtown Toronto on Thursday. According to a Statistics Canada report, 17,000 jobs were lost in Canada in May. (Aloysius Wong/CBC)
Canada lost 17,000 jobs in May, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday morning.
The loss of jobs pushed the unemployment rate up to 5.2 per cent.
More to come.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Based in Toronto, Aloysius Wong is a 2023 CBC News Donaldson Scholar with experience in radio, television, and digital. He holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Journalism, and an honours bachelor of arts in peace, conflict and justice studies from the University of Toronto. You can reach him at aloysius.wong@cbc.ca.
