Canada Employment Change 9 May 2025
Canada Employment Change 9 May 2025: 7.4K for April 2025, above the 2.5K forecast and up from -32.6K in March 2025. It is the highest reading since January 2025. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 9 May 2025 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
Above the forecast: A substantial beat would usually support the Canadian dollar, especially if full-time jobs and hours also rise.
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Canada Employment Change 9 May 2025: 7.4K vs 2.5K forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-employment/2025-05-09