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Canada Employment Change

Canada Employment Change 5 May 2023

Canada Employment Change 5 May 2023: 41.4K for April 2023, above the 20K forecast and up from 34.7K in March 2023. It is the highest reading since January 2023. It is the eighth release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 May 2023 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
41.4K
April 2023
Forecast
20K
The market consensus
Previous
34.7K
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 5 May 2023: 41.4K for April 2023 against a 20K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 May 2023Apr41.4K20K34.7K
6 Apr 2023Mar34.7K12K21.8K
10 Mar 2023Feb21.8K10K150K
10 Feb 2023Jan150K15K69.2K
6 Jan 2023Dec104K8K10.1K
2 Dec 2022Nov10.1K5K108.3K
4 Nov 2022Oct108.3K10K21.1K
7 Oct 2022Sep21.1K20K-39.7K
9 Sep 2022Aug-39.7K15K-30.6K
5 Aug 2022Jul-30.6K20K-43.2K
8 Jul 2022Jun-43.2K23.5K39.8K
10 Jun 2022May39.8K30K15.3K
The release before:Canada Employment Change 6 April 2023The release after:Canada Employment Change 9 June 2023Canada Employment Change: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar