OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost 1,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in more than two years, Statistics Canada said Friday.

In its monthly labour force survey report, the agency said the unemployment rate came in at 6.4 per cent for the month, up from 6.2 per cent in May, as the size of the labour force grew.

The June result was the highest reading for the unemployment rate since January 2022 when it was 6.5 per cent.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost 1,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in more than two years, Statistics Canada said Friday.{ai:summary}<p>Under the dim lights of Ottawa, the economy stumbled, shedding jobs and raising the unemployment rate in June. The figures told a bleak tale of struggle and uncertainty in the Canadian job market. #economy</p>

Canadian unemployment rate rose to 6.4% in June as jobs market stalls

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