US EditionCanada loses net 65,500 jobs in August, jobless rate rises to 7.1%
- Statistics Canada reported that Canada lost 66,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 7.1 percent in August 2025.
- This decline followed economists’ forecasts of a 10,000 job gain and a rise in unemployment to 7 percent amid ongoing uncertainty over U.S. trade policy.
- Job losses affected part-time positions primarily, with 60,000 fewer part-time jobs, alongside declines in professional, scientific, technical, transportation, and manufacturing sectors.
- Average hourly wages for permanent employees increased 3.2 percent year-over-year to $37.81, a key measure closely watched by the Bank of Canada.
- The data suggests that economic growth and hiring remain weak ahead of the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision scheduled for September 17, 2025.
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Canadian economy bled 66,000 jobs in August as unemployment rate at its highest since 'pandemic days'
The unemployment rate rose to 7.1 per cent in August — nearly the highest rate since 2016 — while the Canadian economy lost 66,000 jobs, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
·Canada
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The increase is 0.2 percentage points in Canada and 0.5 percentage points in Quebec. 66,000 jobs have been lost in Canada.
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Midland TodayUnemployment rate climbed to 7.1 per cent in August as economy lost 66,000 jobs
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period. Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.
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The unemployment rate in the country has increased by 0.2 percentage points during this month to reach a peak outside the pandemic in nine years.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 36%
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