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Canada Employment Change

Canada Employment Change 8 April 2016

Canada Employment Change 8 April 2016: 40.6K for March 2016, above the 10K forecast and up from -2.3K in February 2016. It is the highest reading since October 2015. 8 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Apr 2016 at 12:30 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.

Actual
40.6K
March 2016
Forecast
10K
The market consensus
Previous
-2.3K
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A substantial beat would usually support the Canadian dollar, especially if full-time jobs and hours also rise.

Canada Employment Change 8 April 2016: 40.6K for March 2016 against a 10K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Apr 2016Mar40.6K10K-2.3K
11 Mar 2016Feb-2.3K9K-5.7K
5 Feb 2016Jan-5.7K5.5K22.8K
8 Jan 2016Dec22.8K10K-35.7K
4 Dec 2015Nov-35.7K-10K44.4K
6 Nov 2015Oct44.4K10K12.1K
9 Oct 2015Sep12.1K10K12K
4 Sep 2015Aug12K-4.5K6.6K
7 Aug 2015Jul6.6K5K-6.4K
10 Jul 2015Jun-6.4K-10K58.9K
5 Jun 2015May58.9K10K-19.7K
8 May 2015Apr-19.7K-5K28.7K
The release before:Canada Employment Change 11 March 2016The release after:Canada Employment Change 6 May 2016Canada Employment Change: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar