Canada Employment Change 5 May 2017
Canada Employment Change 5 May 2017: 3.2K for April 2017, below the 10K forecast and down from 19.4K in March 2017. It is the lowest reading since July 2016. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 May 2017 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.
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 5 May 2017: 3.2K vs 10K forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-employment/2017-05-05