Posted AT 9:51 AM EST on 06/09/08
Unemployment at the polls
OTTAWA — Canada's labour market stabilized in August, defusing a bomb for the federal Conservatives as they gear up for an election campaign this week.Canadian employers put 15,000 more people to work in August, maintaining the national unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent, Statistics Canada said yesterday.
Full-time positions increased 16,000, while part-time work dropped by about 1,000.
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