Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada loses 18,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
May 8, 2026 | 2:00 AM
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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday showed a slight drop in jobs in April as the unemployment rate climbed higher.
The agency said the economy shed 18,000 jobs in April, following an increase of 14,000 jobs in March.
The loss came as the unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent compared with 6.7 per cent in March, returning to where it was in October last year, largely because more people were looking for work.
Economists had expected the economy to add jobs in April and for the unemployment rate to hold steady.
