OTTAWA—Canada’s jobless rate fell sharply in November as hiring for a third month running blew past expectations, defying worries there would be widespread layoffs in response to the U.S. tariffs that ...

The unemployment rate in Canada has risen to 7.1% in August, the highest level since May 2016 outside of the pandemic era, Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported Friday. The surge in the jobless rate ...

OTTAWA—Canada saw another month of unexpectedly strong hiring in October, pulling the jobless rate down for the first time in four months and offering an early hint the struggling economy is steadying ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.9% in June as the wholesale and retail trade sectors as well as manufacturing, healthcare and social assistance all saw surprise job ...

OTTAWA--Hiring in Canada was unexpectedly strong in September, steadying what has been a weak labor market and raising doubts as to whether the central bank will feel compelled to follow up quickly ...

OTTAWA--Canada unexpectedly shed jobs for a second month running in August, extending a soggy summer for a labor market that is showing signs of weakness broadening beyond areas directly hit by ...

OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Canada's unemployment rate once again defied expectations and fell to a 16-month low in November as a solid gain in part-time jobs boosted the number of people employed for ...

Employment rose by 54,000 (+0.3%) in November, fueled by an increase in part-time positions. The employment rate edged up 0.1 percentage points to 60.9%, far surpassing the consensus expectation of a ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's economy posted a surprise 60,400 net job gains in September, almost entirely reversing the losses of the previous month, data showed on Friday, but was not enough to bring ...

Canada unexpectedly shed jobs for a second month running in August, extending a soggy summer for a labor market that is showing signs of weakness broadening beyond areas directly hit by tariffs and ...