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Niagara's Jobless Rate Drops Significantly

We have added another 378,000 jobs to the Canadian economy.

Statistics Canada says the national unemployment rate also fell to 9.0 percent last month.

Niagara's rate dropped to 8.7 percent, which is a significant difference compared to the 11.3 percent reported in August.

Ontario's rate was sitting at 9.5 percent in September, which is also lower than the 10.6 percent reported the month before.

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