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Net Change in Employment

Canada’s labor market statistics tend to have a significant impact on the Canadian dollar, with the Employment Change figure carrying most of the weight. There is a significant correlation between the amount of people working and consumption, which impacts inflation and the Bank of Canada’s rate decisions, in turn moving the C$. Actual figures beating consensus tend to be CAD bullish, with currency markets usually reacting steadily and consistently in response to the publication.

Most recent - Friday 5 May 2023 12:30

Previous
34.7K
Revised
-
Forecast
20K
Actual
41.4K

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for CAD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/CAD pairs.

Next event - Friday 9 June 2023 12:30

Previous
41.4K
Forecast
1.1K
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on CAD pairs is high.

The consensus forecast for Net Change in Employment is 1.1K. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for CAD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/CAD pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Net Change in Employment was 41.4K against a forecast of 20K.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Friday 5 May 2023 12:30
20K
41.4K
Thursday 6 April 2023 12:30
12K
34.7K
Friday 10 March 2023 13:30
10K
21.8K
Friday 10 February 2023 13:30
15K
150K
Friday 6 January 2023 13:30
8K
104K
Friday 2 December 2022 13:30
5K
10.1K
Friday 4 November 2022 12:30
10K
108.3K
Friday 7 October 2022 12:30
20K
21.1K
Friday 9 September 2022 12:30
15K
-39.7K
Friday 5 August 2022 12:30
20K
-30.6K
Friday 8 July 2022 12:30
23.5K
-43.2K
Friday 10 June 2022 12:30
30K
39.8K
Friday 6 May 2022 12:30
55K
15.3K
Friday 8 April 2022 12:30
80K
72.5K
Friday 11 March 2022 13:30
160K
336.6K
Friday 4 February 2022 13:30
-117.5K
-200.1K
Friday 7 January 2022 13:30
27.5K
54.7K
Friday 3 December 2021 13:30
35K
153.7K
Friday 5 November 2021 12:30
19.3K
31.2K
Friday 8 October 2021 12:30
65K
157.1K
Friday 10 September 2021 12:30
100K
90.2K
Friday 6 August 2021 12:30
177.5K
94K
Friday 9 July 2021 12:30
195K
230.7K
Friday 4 June 2021 12:30
-20K
-68K
Friday 7 May 2021 12:30
-175K
-207.1K
Friday 9 April 2021 12:30
100K
303.1K
Friday 12 March 2021 13:30
75K
259.2K
Friday 5 February 2021 13:30
-47.5K
-212.8K
Friday 8 January 2021 13:30
-27.5K
-62.6K
Friday 4 December 2020 13:30
20K
62.1K
Friday 6 November 2020 13:30
100K
83.6K
Friday 9 October 2020 12:30
156.6K
378.2K
Friday 4 September 2020 12:30
275K
245.8K
Friday 7 August 2020 12:30
400K
418.5K
Friday 10 July 2020 12:30
700K
952.9K
Friday 5 June 2020 12:30
-500K
289.6K

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bullish for CAD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Net Change in Employment result:

PreviousLatest
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change50.249
Gross Domestic Product (MoM)Bearish change0.1%0%
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)Bullish change0%0.8%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBullish change-0.1%3.1%
Current AccountBullish change-8.05B-6.17B

About Net Change in Employment

Country:Canada
Currency:CAD
Source:Statistics Canada
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Monthly
 
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