Canada lost 2 million jobs in April amid COVID-19 crisis: Statistics Canada
Arabnews24.ca:Friday 8 May 2020 08:47 AM: Business·Breaking
Following a drop of more than one million in March, employment in Canada fell by nearly two million in April, bringing the total employment decline since the beginning of the COVID-19 economic shutdown to over three million.
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New data brings total job losses since beginning of pandemic to more than 3 million
CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2020 8:41 AM ET | Last Updated: May 8
Business closures due to COVID-19 have contributed to millions of job losses across Canada. (Michael Wilson/CBC)
Canada lost more than two million jobs during the month of April as the impact of COVID-19 on the economy made itself known.
Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey data released Friday brings the total number of jobs lost during the crisis to more than three million.
