Employment Insurance, August 2022

In August, 485,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 21,000 (-4.1%) from July.

According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the unemployment rate in August rose to 5.4%, following a record low of 4.9% observed in June and July.

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