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Canada loses net 65,500 jobs in August, jobless rate rises to 7.1%
- Statistics Canada reported that Canada lost 66,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 7.1 percent in August 2025.
- This decline followed economists’ forecasts of a 10,000 job gain and a rise in unemployment to 7 percent amid ongoing uncertainty over U.S. trade policy.
- Job losses affected part-time positions primarily, with 60,000 fewer part-time jobs, alongside declines in professional, scientific, technical, transportation, and manufacturing sectors.
- Average hourly wages for permanent employees increased 3.2 percent year-over-year to $37.81, a key measure closely watched by the Bank of Canada.
- The data suggests that economic growth and hiring remain weak ahead of the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision scheduled for September 17, 2025.
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The increase is 0.2 percentage points in Canada and 0.5 percentage points in Quebec. 66,000 jobs have been lost in Canada.
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the […]
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Midland TodayUnemployment rate climbed to 7.1 per cent in August as economy lost 66,000 jobs
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period. Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.
The unemployment rate in the country has increased by 0.2 percentage points during this month to reach a peak outside the pandemic in nine years.
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