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Canada Employment Change

Canada Employment Change 8 October 2021

Canada Employment Change 8 October 2021: 157.1K for September 2021, above the 65K forecast and up from 90.2K in August 2021. It is the highest reading since June 2021. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Oct 2021 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
157.1K
September 2021
Forecast
65K
The market consensus
Previous
90.2K
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 October 2021: 157.1K for September 2021 against a 65K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Oct 2021Sep157.1K65K90.2K
10 Sep 2021Aug90.2K100K94K
6 Aug 2021Jul94K177.5K230.7K
9 Jul 2021Jun230.7K195K-68K
4 Jun 2021May-68K-20K-207K
7 May 2021Apr-207.1K-175K303.1K
9 Apr 2021Mar303.1K100K259.2K
12 Mar 2021Feb259.2K75K-212.8K
5 Feb 2021Jan-212.8K-47.5K-52.7K
8 Jan 2021Dec-62.6K-27.5K62.1K
4 Dec 2020Nov62K20K83.6K
6 Nov 2020Oct83.6K100K378.2K
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