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Canadian economy gains almost 30,000 jobs in January
OTTAWA ` The Canadian economy gained 29,400 jobs in January after a surprising downturn in December ` a turnaround that will likely put some spring in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's step as he prepares to deliver the budget next week.
The unemployment rate also slid 0.2 percentage points from December to 7.0 per cent for the first month of the year as the number of full-time jobs increased, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
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OTTAWA ` The Canadian economy gained 29,400 jobs in January after a surprising downturn in December ` a turnaround that will likely put some spring in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's step as he prepares to deliver the budget next week.
The unemployment rate also slid 0.2 percentage points from December to 7.0 per cent for the first month of the year as the number of full-time jobs increased, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
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