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Friday, March 9, 2007

Jobless Rates: Canada vs. USA

Why the persistent 2 point gap between U.S. and Canada unemployment rates?

Possible reasons: Canada has: a ) more generous unemployment benefits than the U.S., b) a much higher degree of unionization (32.2%) than the U.S. (14.8%), and c) a higher minimum wage, which could all create higher levels of unemployment.

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