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interest rates: OTTAWA - Canada's economy eked out just enough new jobs to keep the unemployment at a five-year low but it was the U.S. labour performance that caught the eye of the market and revived talk of higher interest rates. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. That kept the national jobless rate at 6.9 per cent for the second consecutive month, the lowest since the start of the 2008-09 recession. Construction workers are pictured in Montreal on July 2, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Related Items Articles Fewer full-time jobs, more part-time: StatsCan The 13,200 employment gain in Canada last month was almost dead on economists' expectations, with Quebec gaining most of the numbers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.