The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was little changed in September (-0.9%; -4,000) and stood at 437,000. This followed three consecutive monthly increases ending in July and a slight decline in August. Compared with September 2022, the number of regular EI beneficiaries fell by 10,000 (-2.3%).
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