(Ottawa) Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 in March in Canada, to 5.3%, the lowest level since comparable data began to be released in 1976. Employment has rose 0.4% in March in the country.
Posted at 8:43 a.m.
The federal agency adds that in Quebec, the unemployment rate was 4.1% last month, down 0.4 from February.
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