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Canada Unemployment Rate

Canada Unemployment Rate 8 May 2015

Canada Unemployment Rate 8 May 2015: 6.8% for April 2015, below the 6.9% forecast and unchanged from 6.8% in March 2015. It was released on Fri 8 May 2015 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.

Actual
6.8%
April 2015
Forecast
6.9%
The market consensus
Previous
6.8%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: An unexpected fall would usually support the Canadian dollar, especially if it comes with solid hiring and stable participation.

Canada Unemployment Rate 8 May 2015: 6.8% for April 2015 against a 6.9% forecast, with the last 5 releases
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Canada Unemployment Rate 8 May 2015: 6.8% vs 6.9% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-unemployment/2015-05-08

The last 5 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 May 2015Apr6.8%6.9%6.8%
10 Apr 2015Mar6.8%6.8%6.8%
13 Mar 2015Feb6.8%6.7%6.6%
6 Feb 2015Jan6.6%6.7%6.7%
9 Jan 2015Dec6.6%6.6%6.6%
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