Canada Employment Change 8 May 2015
Canada Employment Change 8 May 2015: -19.7K for April 2015, below the -5K forecast and down from 28.7K in March 2015. It was released on Fri 8 May 2015 at 13:30 UTC.
These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics Canada. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.
What a print like this usually does
Below the forecast: A miss or outright job losses would usually weigh on the Canadian dollar by pointing to a softer labour market and greater scope for rate cuts.
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Canada Employment Change 8 May 2015: -19.7K vs -5K forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-employment/2015-05-08