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Canada Employment Change

Latest Release

May 05, 2023

Actual

41.4K

Forecast

20.0K

34.7K

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
Jun 09, 2023 (May)	14:30		23.2K	41.4K
May 05, 2023 (Apr)	14:30	41.4K	20.0K	34.7K
Apr 06, 2023 (Mar)	14:30	34.7K	12.0K	21.8K
Mar 10, 2023 (Feb)	15:30	21.8K	10.0K	150.0K
Feb 10, 2023 (Jan)	15:30	150.0K	15.0K	69.2K
Jan 06, 2023 (Dec)	15:30	104.0K	8.0K	10.1K

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