CANADA FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT 9.6 PCT Canada's February unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, fell to 9.6 pct from 9.7 pct in January, Statistics Canada said. The rate was 9.8 pct in February last year. Seasonally adjusted employment in February was 11,777,000, compared with 11,747,000 in January, while unemployment slipped to 1,252,000 from 1,255,000.