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Published 11/07/2009 by Financial Post

Canadian, U.S. Jobless Data Sow Confusion

OTTAWA - The missing link in the U. S economic recovery -- job creation -- could materialize in the coming months, analysts say, after figures released yesterday indicated the pace of layoffs has eased considerably even though the jobless rate soared past the...

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US unemployment rate hits 10.2 pc as job losses...

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Canada's unemployment rate rises to 8.6% - [11/06/2009 - Investment Executive]

Canadian unemployment rises to 8.6% - [11/06/2009 - Financial Post]

Canadian unemployment rises to 8.6 percent - [11/06/2009 - Khaleej Times]

Economy sheds 43,200 jobs in October - [11/06/2009 - Investment Executive]

Unemployment Up In Canada In October - [11/06/2009 - OfficialWire]

Canada's unemployment rate rises to 8.6 per c... - [11/06/2009 - Canadian Business Magazine]

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...in January. "We can clearly see that the U S labour"

Canadian, U.S. Jobless Data Sow Confusion [Financial Post - 11/07/2009]

...underway. "In Canada, it seemed we were coming out of the recession all of a sudden, but the GDP numbers weren't really supporting what we were seeing" said Stewart Hall...

Canadian, U.S. Jobless Data Sow Confusion [Financial Post - 11/07/2009]

...ended Sept. 30. "That's the nature of this. It is not going to be a neat and tidy recovery. There's some real potential for turbulence going forward." The report points to...

Canadian, U.S. Jobless Data Sow Confusion [Financial Post - 11/07/2009]

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