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Canada Labour Force Survey, April 2026
Employment was little changed in April (-18,000; -0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.5%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9%, as more people searched for work. Employment varied little across major age groups in April. However, the unemployment rate increased among youth aged 15 to 24 (+0.5 percentage points to 14.3%) and among core-aged men aged 25 to 54 (+0.3 percentage points to 6.1%). Fewer people were employed in Quebec (-43,000; -0.9%), Newfoundland and Labrador (-5,200; -2.1%), Saskatchewan (-4,000; -0.6%) and New Brunswick (-2,700; -0.7%). Employment ... (full story)
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Canada's unemployment rate rises to six-month high as full-time jobs drop
Canada's unemployment rate rose to a six-month high in April to 6.9% as the economy lost a net of 17,700 jobs in March, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, indicating a continued weakness in the labor market which has struggled in the face of U.S tariffs and trade uncertainty. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted net job gains of 15,0000 and the unemployment rate of 6.7%, almost mirroring the month of March when employment rose by 14,100 and jobless rate was the same. The Bank of Canada said in its Monetary Policy Report last month that indicators such as the employment rate, hours worked and job ... (full story)
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