Economy

U.S. posts robust 6.4% GDP growth in first quarter

Many economists are forecasting that the U.S. economy will grow between 6% and 7% this year

By The Associated Press |May 27, 2021

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U.S. jobless claims fall to new pandemic low of 406,000

The number of weekly applications for jobless aid has fallen by more than half since January

May 27, 2021

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StatsCan report says pandemic job losses hit women harder than men

The disparity is largely the result of employment in service industries

By The Canadian Press |May 26, 2021

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Labour productivity leaped 3.8% in the last quarter of 2020

The increase was one of the largest since 1981

By James Langton |May 26, 2021

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