Canada adds 90,200 jobs in August, unemployment falls to 7.1%

Canada added 90,200 jobs in August, mostly full-time positions, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.1%, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Analysts surveyed by Reuters had expected a gain of 100,000 jobs and for the unemployment rate to fall to 7.3%.

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