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Employment -1.8k in October vs. +9k MNI.>

CANADA DATA
CANADA DATA: Employment -1.8k in October vs. +9k MNI median
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- October unemployment rate remained on +5.5%, close to record low in 
May vs. MNI median +5.6%.
- Full-time work -16.1k vs. +14.3k part-time work.
- Avg hourly wage 4.3% YoY.
- Employment in goods sector -40.9K MoM; largest decline since 2009, 
decline of -1.8% biggest since 2016. Goods employment still +0.1% YoY. 
- Drop in goods driven by construction (-21.3K), manufacturing (-23.1K).
- Service sector +39K; mainly public administration.
- September building permits -6.5% vs. -1.5% MNI median; largely on 
multi-family homes. 
- Residential permits -10.7% to C$5.1B vs. non-residential permits +0.9% 
to C$3.2B.

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