I saw that Canada's unemployment rate rose to 6.7% last month — not good news. Behind these numbers is a loss of jobs not seen in over four years, which clearly explains the shock in the local labor market. Bloomberg reported on this, and analysts are already trying to understand what all this means for the Canadian economy in the medium term. It’s one of those moments when the Canadian unemployment rate becomes central in economic discussions because fluctuations of this magnitude are not normal. What worries experts is whether this is a temporary correction or something more structural. The situation definitely requires attention, especially to understand how authorities will respond to support the recovery.