Canada Adds 76,000 Jobs, Unemployment Drops to 6.6%

Canada adds 76,000 jobs in January as unemployment rate falls to 6.6% - MRO Magazine

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down in January as the labour market added 76,000 jobs, beating economist expectations for the month. The jobless rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 per cent, marking the second straight monthly decline after peaking at 6.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected about a third of that job growth, and for the unemployment rate to rise slight…

Canada's employment increases in January

OTTAWA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Canada's employment increased by 76,000, or 0.4 percent, in January for the third consecutive month, Statistics Canada said Friday. Read full story

'Serious momentum': Jobs data blows past estimates as unemployment falls to 6.6%

OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate ticked down in January as the labour market added 76,000 jobs, beating economist expectations for the month and furthering speculation the Bank of Canada could decide against an interest-rate cut next month.

Construction sector adds to its labour ranks in January - On-Site Magazine

Employment gains, by sector, in January. (Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0355-01.) January employment growth in Canada’s construction sector outpaced the rate of increase in the rest of the economy by a factor of three, according to the most recent Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada. The industry saw 19,000 more workers than in December, an increase of 1.2 per cent. That built on a net increase of 47,0…

Canada’s Unemployment Rate Drops Again in January, Job Gains Solid

OTTAWA—Canada’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell again and the economy posted solid job gains, data showed on Friday, in signs that joblessness was starting to ease from an eight-year peak, barring the pandemic years, in November. The January unemployment rate was 6.6 percent, a notch below the 6.7 percent seen in the prior month, and the economy added a net 76,000 jobs, down from a revised 91,000 job added in December but still a robust gain…

Amid Trump tariff threat, Canadian economy adds 76,000 jobs - National

Amid the threat of Donald Trump's tariffs, Canada's unemployment rate in January fell to 6.6 per cent, marking the third consecutive month of jobs growth.