Statistics Canada says 200,000 jobs lost in January

OTTAWA –

Statistics Canada says the economy lost 200,000 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent in January.

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