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Canada Labour Force Survey, February 2026
Employment was little changed in March (+14,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate held steady at 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7%. Across the major age groups, employment held steady and the unemployment rate was little changed. Employment rose in the 'other services' industry (+15,000; +1.9%), which includes personal and repair services, and it also increased in natural resources (+10,000; +3.0%). Employment declined in finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing (-11,000; -0.8%). Fewer people were employed in British Columbia (-19,000; -0.7%), while employment rose in Manitoba (+11,000; ... (full story)
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Canada's March employment posts modest increase, jobless rate unchanged
Canada's job growth remained subdued in March while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7% from the prior month, data showed on Friday, signaling continued slack, or underutilized workforce, in the labor market. The employment in March rose by a net of 14,100 jobs against a slump of 83,900 in the prior month, Statistics Canada said. This was the first time this year that the job market grew, even though the gains were modest and was barely enough to offset a whopping 109,000 total job losses in the first two months of the year. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast job gains of 15,000 in March and had ... (full story)
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