• The number of new and renewal claims for unemployment insurance benefits increases 3.4% in December

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19 February 2016

The number of new and renewal claims for unemployment insurance benefits increases 3.4% in December

Statistics Canada released its number of new and renewal claims for unemployment insurance benefits on Thursday. The number of new and renewal claims for unemployment insurance benefits increased 3.4% in December.

On a yearly basis, the number of new and renewal claims for unemployment insurance benefits climbed 7.8% in December.

The number of people receiving regular jobless benefits fell 0.5% in December.

On a yearly basis, the total number of people receiving jobless benefits jumped 7.3%.

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