Canada Employment Change 9 August 2019
Canada Employment Change 9 August 2019: -24.2K for July 2019, below the 12.5K forecast and down from -2.2K in June 2019. It is the lowest reading since August 2018. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 9 Aug 2019 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 9 August 2019: -24.2K vs 12.5K forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-employment/2019-08-09