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Canada's unemployment rate has reached its highest level in nearly seven years, escalating to 6.8% in November. This increase is attributed to a lack of hiring, rather than mass layoffs, as companies are generally reluctant to onboard new employees. The rise in unemployment coincides with a significant decrease in labor force participation, indicating that many individuals have dropped out of the job market altogether. Additionally, the figures suggest that when former labor force dropouts decided to search for work again, they were unable to secure employment, which exacerbated the uptick in unemployment rates.