| un emp loyment ▁ins urance ] ]. ▁After ▁that , ▁they ▁must ▁go ▁on ▁w elf are ▁and ▁continue ▁their ▁job ▁search ▁from ▁there . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 4 % ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 7 % ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 6 % ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Canadian ▁v ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 3 % ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 1 % ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 1 % ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 8 . 0 % ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 7 . 9 % ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Canadian ▁un emp loyment ▁rate : ▁ 7 . 6 % ▁ ▁The ▁employ ment ▁rate ▁has ▁been ▁stabil ized ▁between ▁ 8 . 0 % ▁and ▁ 1 1 . 0 % ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁years ; ▁sign ifying ▁the ▁economic ▁strength ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁financial ▁institutions ▁compared ▁to ▁its ▁counter parts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Many ▁job ▁places ▁in ▁Canada ▁( i . e ., ▁gro c ery ▁stores ▁and ▁restaur ants ) ▁have ▁opt ed ▁to ▁reduce ▁hours ▁rather ▁than