Canada Employment Rebounded in March on Public Sector
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Canadian employment rebounded in March, climbing almost twice as fast as economists forecast, led by government workers.
Employment rose by 42,900, the most in seven months, following a decline of 7,000 in February. The jobless rate fell to 6.9 percent from 7.0 percent, Statistics Canada said today in Ottawa. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News projected a 22,500 job increase and a jobless rate unchanged at 7 percent, according to median forecasts.