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Payroll employment in Canada was largely unchanged in April 2025, with 6,200 fewer employees receiving pay and benefits from employers compared to March, according to Statistics Canada figures released June 26. Over the past year, payroll employment rose by 30,400, an increase of 0.2%. The report is
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Canada rose 1.7% over the 12 months ending in May 2025, according to Statistics Canada. This annual rate was unchanged compared to April. On a monthly basis, the CPI increased 0.6% in May, or 0.2% when adjusted for seasonal factors. Consumer
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Statistics Canada data show that in May 2025, prices for products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), declined by 0.5% from April. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI), which tracks the cost of raw materials purchased by Canadian manufacturers, fell by 0.4%
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Statistics Canada reported that the number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits rose by 3.4% to 519,540 in April 2025. The data, released on June 19, shows a 12.7% increase compared to April 2024. This update highlights changes in EI recipients across provinces and among
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Job vacancies in Canada declined in the first quarter of 2025 to 524,300 positions, according to data released by Statistics Canada on June 17. This marks a decrease of 20,600 jobs, or 3.8%, from the fourth quarter of 2024. Statistics Canada reported that, year-over-year, vacancies declined by
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From 1981 to 2024, median real hourly wages in Canada increased by 20%, with most of the growth occurring after 2003, according to Statistics Canada in a presentation released on June 9, 2025. Statistics Canada data show that wage changes varied by job type, age, and gender over the four-decade
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Employment in Canada remained unchanged in May 2025, with 20,978,000 people employed, according to figures released by Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada reported that the national unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 7.0% in May, which is the highest rate recorded since September 2016, excluding
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Payroll employment in Canada declined by 54,100 jobs, or 0.3%, in March 2025, following a decrease of 40,200 jobs (0.2%) in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released by Statistics Canada. On an annual basis, payroll employment in March was 32,800 jobs higher than in
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The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in March 2025 was 496,720, up 0.3% from the previous month, according to Statistics Canada. Compared to March 2024, this represents an increase of 6.0%. Statistics Canada regularly publishes EI beneficiary numbers, which reflect how many people
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Labour productivity in Canada increased by 0.2% in 2024, according to preliminary data released by Statistics Canada on May 20, 2025. Statistics Canada reported that Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador were the only provinces to see productivity growth last year. Productivity rose in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut but
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7% in April 2025 compared with April 2024, according to Statistics Canada. This was slower than the 2.3% increase reported in March. Statistics Canada identified a 12.7% decrease in energy prices as the main reason for the slower annual increase, following
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The New Housing Price Index for Canada fell by 0.4% in April 2025 compared to March, according to Statistics Canada. Provincial results varied in April. Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan recorded the highest monthly increases, both rising by 0.6%. Quebec reported a smaller increase of 0.1%. Statistics