March 2025 Jobs Report Hiring Beats Expectations Uncertainty Is Real Canada’s labor market unexpectedly weakened in march, shedding the most jobs in more than three years. employment fell by 33,000 positions last month, pushing the jobless rate up 0.1 percentage. (the canadian press) the canadian economy shed 33,000 jobs in march according to statistics canada — the biggest loss since january 2022.
March 2025 Jobs Report February Labor Market Trends Employment fell by 33,000 ( 0.2%) in march and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.9%. the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%. Statistics canada’s newest labour force survey reports that canadian employment fell by 33,000 between february and march 2025, a significant number that raised the unemployment rate from 6.6 to 6.7 per cent. Canada’s labor market unexpectedly weakened in march, shedding the most jobs in more than three years. employment fell by 33,000 positions last month, pushing the jobless rate up 0.1 percentage point to 6.7%, statistics canada reported friday. Nearly 1.5 million canadians were without work in march—36,000 more than in february and 167,000 more than this time last year. sectors like retail, wholesale trade, recreation, culture, farming, manufacturing, and construction were all hit with job losses.
May 2025 Jobs Report April Labor Market Trends Canada’s labor market unexpectedly weakened in march, shedding the most jobs in more than three years. employment fell by 33,000 positions last month, pushing the jobless rate up 0.1 percentage point to 6.7%, statistics canada reported friday. Nearly 1.5 million canadians were without work in march—36,000 more than in february and 167,000 more than this time last year. sectors like retail, wholesale trade, recreation, culture, farming, manufacturing, and construction were all hit with job losses. Statistics canada said thursday that its survey of employers, payrolls and hours showed a decline of 54,100 jobs in march, after a 41,000 drop in the previous month. A downbeat report. the momentum in the job numbers at the turn of the year ended up short lived. conditions weakened in march, as employment slipped following a flat february, while hours worked barely rebounded following a sharp weather induced drop. The number of unemployed people in canada increased by 36,000 in march, reaching 1.5 million. many of these job losses came from the construction and retail sectors. Canada’s labor market lost 33,000 jobs in march, the largest monthly decline since 2022, new data from statistics canada showed on friday. analysts had expected the net addition of 10,000.
October 2025 Jobs Report Government Shutdown Delays Bls Data Statistics canada said thursday that its survey of employers, payrolls and hours showed a decline of 54,100 jobs in march, after a 41,000 drop in the previous month. A downbeat report. the momentum in the job numbers at the turn of the year ended up short lived. conditions weakened in march, as employment slipped following a flat february, while hours worked barely rebounded following a sharp weather induced drop. The number of unemployed people in canada increased by 36,000 in march, reaching 1.5 million. many of these job losses came from the construction and retail sectors. Canada’s labor market lost 33,000 jobs in march, the largest monthly decline since 2022, new data from statistics canada showed on friday. analysts had expected the net addition of 10,000.
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