(MENAFN) The Statistics Canada reported unemployment rate to have marked the lowest record since 1976 as it dropped to 5.7% since the raise of 79,000 jobs in December 2017.

The report showed the rate reached in December to have been the highlight of 2017 data, seeing that a boost of 423.000 jobs has been attained overall.

Canada has experienced its greatest year for employment ever seen since 2002 as 2017 brought about an overall of 394,000 full time jobs.

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