Canada Employment Change 4 February 2022
Canada Employment Change 4 February 2022: -200.1K for January 2022, below the -117.5K forecast and against 78.6K in December 2021 (first reported as 54.7K). It is the lowest reading since April 2021. 6 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 Feb 2022 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 4 February 2022: -200.1K vs -117.5K forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-employment/2022-02-04