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Canada Employment Change

Canada Employment Change 4 September 2026

Canada Employment Change 4 September 2026: -41.7K for August 2026, below the 15K forecast and down from 75.1K in July 2026. It is the lowest reading since February 2026. 7 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 Sep 2026 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
-41.7K
August 2026
Forecast
15K
The market consensus
Previous
75.1K
As the source gives it

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.

Canada Employment Change 4 September 2026: -41.7K for August 2026 against a 15K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Sep 2026Aug-41.7K15K75.1K
7 Aug 2026Jul75.1K15K18.2K
10 Jul 2026Jun18.2K10K87.8K
5 Jun 2026May88K10K-17.7K
8 May 2026Apr-17.7K15K14.1K
10 Apr 2026Mar14.1K15K-83.9K
13 Mar 2026Feb-83.9K10K-24.8K
6 Feb 2026Jan-24.8K7K8.2K
7 Nov 2025Oct66.6K-2.5K60.4K
10 Oct 2025Sep60.4K5.0K-65.5K
5 Sep 2025Aug-65.5K7.5K-40.8K
8 Aug 2025Jul-40.8K13.5K83.1K
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