40 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Aug \ parent \ on: Canada’s Unemployment Rate Steady for July econ
Ok, 5.4% is pretty normal.
Are there a lot of people who have given up looking for work?
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby OP 9 Aug
Yes. Many people on welfare.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 9 Aug
I think most of our welfare population (at least the adults) counts as unemployed because they at least have to be pretending to look for work.
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29 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby OP 9 Aug
Good point. Might be the same here. I didn't consider that.
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