NewsAlert: January jobless rate falls
The Canadian Pressat 08:34 on February 08, 2013, EST.
OTTAWA - Canada's unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.0 per cent in January, from 7.1 per cent the previous month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. However, the agency said the economy lost 21,900 jobs during the month. Economists had expected a small gain of about 5,000 jobs.
