- Prior +7.4k
- Unemployment rate 7.0% vs 7.0% expected
- Prior 6.9%
- Full-time employment +57.7k vs +31.5k prior
- Part-time employment -48.8k vs -24.2k prior
- Participation rate 65.3% vs 65.3% prior
- Average hourly wages 3.5% vs +3.5% prior
StatCan notes that overall, there has been virtually no employment growth since January, following strong gains from October 2024 to January 2025.
Anyway this report won’t change anything for the Bank of Canada.
This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.
