October 11, 2024 12:30 GMT
Canada Sept Full-Time Jobs Biggest Gain In More Than Two Years
CANADA DATA
- Canada jobs +46.7K in September beating forecasts for +22.5K.
- Full-time employment +112K MOM, the largest increase since May 2022.
- Unemployment rate -0.1pp to +6.5% MOM.
- Hours worked -0.4% MOM and +1.2% YOY.
- Average hourly wages +4.6% YOY in September from +5% in August.
- Employment rate, the proportion of the population aged 15 and older who is employed, fell 0.1pp to 60.7% in .
- This is the last jobs report before the BoC's next interest-rate decision on October 23 where the bank is expected to cut rates for a fourth meeting in a row.
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