Canada September employment change -68.3K vs +9.2K expected

Details for the month of September:

  • Employment change: K vs +9.2K expected; prior -41.7K
  • Unemployment rate: % vs 6.5% expected; prior 6.4%
  • Full-time employment change: K vs prior -35.9K
  • Part-time employment change: K vs prior +5.8K
  • Participation rate: % vs prior 65.0%
  • Average hourly wages for permanent employees: +% YoY vs +2.0% prior

The US-Canada trade war picked up in September. USD/CAD traded at 1.4232 ahead of the data.

This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.

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