Canada Employment Change 11 March 2016
Canada Employment Change 11 March 2016: -2.3K for February 2016, below the 9K forecast and up from -5.7K in January 2016. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 11 Mar 2016 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 11 March 2016: -2.3K vs 9K forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-employment/2016-03-11