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Canada Lost 68,000 Jobs. The Public Sector Lost 70,000, and the Private Sector Held Steady.

Statistics Canada reported on Friday that employment fell by 68,000 in September, the second straight monthly decline, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 per cent. Economists had expected a gain of about 9,200. The public sector accounted for more than the whole drop.

By Cory Chamberlain 3 hours ago

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Hiring Has Been Stuck for 30 Months. In August, Americans Spent as if It Wasn't.

The hires rate has sat between 3.1 and 3.5 per cent every month since March 2024, a pace last seen outside the pandemic in 2013. Quits are at 1.9 per cent. Yet real consumer spending rose 0.6 per cent in August while real disposable income did not grow, and the saving rate fell to 4.1 per cent. This week's data describe a labour market that has stopped moving and households that have kept spending anyway.

By Daniel Okafor September 30, 2026

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Canada Lost 68,000 Jobs. The Public Sector Lost 70,000, and the Private Sector Held Steady.

Hiring Has Been Stuck for 30 Months. In August, Americans Spent as if It Wasn't.