Canada loses 39.4K jobs in July. Unemployment rate up to 7.2%

Aug 9, 2013

Canada: Housing Starts fall more than expected in July

Canada's Housing Starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 192.9K, down from 193.8K in June and below consensus of 193.5K.

Canada´s Unemployment rate rose to 7.2% in July from 7.1% in June, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Analysts expected it to remain at 7.1%.