US EditionCanada Adds Just 8,800 Jobs, Unemployment Rises to 7%
- Canada's labour market added a modest 8,800 jobs in May 2025 while the unemployment rate rose to 7.0 percent nationally.
- This weak job growth follows virtually no employment gains since January and reflects ongoing economic uncertainty including tariff disputes with the U.S.
- Employment gains of 43,000 jobs in wholesale and retail trade offset losses of 49,000 part-time roles and a 32,000 job decline in public administration.
- The unemployment rate climbed for a third consecutive month with student unemployment hitting 20.1 percent and the average job search lasting 21.8 weeks.
- The data suggest labour market challenges ahead, with the Bank of Canada monitoring conditions closely and forecasts warning of potential job losses during a possible recession.
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May data shows labour market struggling to keep up with population growth
Source: RawDespite a growing population and an expanding labour force, job creation has not kept pace, leaving 190,900 more Canadians unemployed.Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for May showed that Canada’s labour market continued to decline as national unemployment rose to 7.0 per cent — the highest level since 2016.Thanks for reading The Counter Signal! This post is public so feel free to share it.ShareCanada added 845,100 people to the…
It has been growing nationally for three consecutive months.
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Construction slides as unemployment rises - On-Site Magazine
Employment change by industry, May 2025. (Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0355-01.) Canadian employment was little changed in May, with the economy adding just 8,800 workers overall, reports Statistics Canada in its most recent Labour Force Survey. Also flat was the employment rate, which held steady at 60.8 per cent. The unemployment rate was on the rise, however increasing 0.1 percentage points to seven per c…
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