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Canada Employment Change

Latest Release

Apr 05, 2024

Actual

-2.2K

Forecast

25.9K

40.7K

Employment Change reports the change in the number of people employed versus the prior month. Job creation is an important indicator of consumer spending.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the CAD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the CAD.

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Currency: CAD

Source: Statistics Canada

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Apr 05, 2024 (Mar)	13:30	-2.2K	25.9K	40.7K
Mar 08, 2024 (Feb)	14:30	40.7K	21.1K	37.3K
Feb 09, 2024 (Jan)	14:30	37.3K	16.0K	12.3K
Jan 05, 2024 (Dec)	14:30	0.1K	13.5K	24.9K
Dec 01, 2023 (Nov)	14:30	24.9K	15.0K	17.5K
Nov 03, 2023 (Oct)	13:30	17.5K	22.5K	63.8K

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