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Jobless rate hits 7%, but markets trim odds of July rate cut as job losses come in softer than expected

June 6, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s labour market continued to weaken in May, with the unemployment rate rising to 7%—the highest since 2016, excluding the pandemic years. But the deterioration was less severe than many economists had expected.

Canada’s January job surge beats expectations, but trade war uncertainty casts a shadow

February 7, 2025 No Comments

Despite stronger-than-expected job growth in Canada for January, economists remain cautious as the looming threat of a trade war with the U.S. casts uncertainty over key sectors like manufacturing.

Strong job growth in December raises doubts about January rate cut

January 10, 2025 No Comments

As Canada’s job market surged in December, economists are now questioning whether the Bank of Canada will move forward with another rate cut this month.

Canada’s job market poses a bigger risk than mortgage renewals: RBC

October 17, 2024 2 Comments

With mortgage renewal fears easing, RBC warns that a weakening job market could be the bigger threat to Canada’s economy

Will rising unemployment hasten the Bank of Canada’s coming rate cuts?

July 5, 2024 No Comments

Canada’s labour market stumbled in June, with the unemployment rate rising to 6.4%, up from the previous month.

Canada jobs numbers spike and could delay rate cut: economists

May 10, 2024 No Comments

Canada added 90,000 jobs to the national economy in April, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, which may cause the Bank of Canada to postpone its first rate cut.

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