Canada’s Jobless Rate Hit 6.8% in November, Highest Since 2017 Outside of Pandemic

Statistics Canada building and signs are pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 percent last month as more people looked for work in a weakening job market.

Statistics Canada’s November labour force survey says the jobless rate last month reached the highest since January 2017, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.