StatCan to publish March jobs data after labour market’s rough start to 2026

Canada adds 14,000 jobs in March, keeping unemployment rate at 6.7%

Statistics Canada says the labour market added 14,000 jobs in March, keeping the unemployment rate steady at 6.7 per cent.

StatCan will publish March jobs data after labour market's rough start to 2026

Statistics Canada is set to provide fresh labour market data for March this morning.

Canadian employment rises by 14,100, jobless rate holds at 6.7%

The Canadian economy added a modest 14,100 jobs in March, in line with economists’ expectations but marking only a partial reversal of the 109,000 positions lost in the first two months of the year.

StatCan to publish March jobs data after labour market’s rough start to 2026

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to provide fresh labour market data for March this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects the Canadian economy added 15,000 jobs last month after shedding more than 100,000 positions over the first two months of the year. That poll also calls for the unemployment rate to tick up to 6.8 per cent. RBC economists, who are predicting the jobless rate will hold steady at 6.7 per cent, say a weak pace of hiring…

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