National Capital Region’s unemployment rate falls for second straight month in December
Ottawa-Gatineau’s economy continued to generate momentum in December, adding nearly 4,000 jobs as the jobless rate fell for the second consecutive month. Statistics Canada’s labour
Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November
Inflation edged down slightly to 1.9 per cent in November as price growth continued to stabilize in Canada. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report Tuesday
Region’s jobless rate drops to 6.2% in November, bucking national trend
The National Capital Region’s jobless rate was 6.2 per cent last month, down from 6.4 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said in its latest
GDP per capita falls for sixth straight quarter, economists split on rate cut size
The Canadian economy shrank on a per-person basis for a sixth consecutive quarter, extending an all-too-familiar trend of high interest rates stifling business investment and
Inflation rate rises to 2% in October, reducing odds of another jumbo rate cut
Canada’s inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next
Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate holds steady at 6.4% in October
Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said total employment in Ottawa-Gatineau rose by 3,300 jobs in October, down from 7,200 the month before. Meanwhile,
Economy stalled in August, Q3 growth looks to fall short of Bank of Canada estimates
The Canadian economy was flat in August as high interest rates continued to weigh on consumers and businesses, while a preliminary estimate suggests it grew
Local economy adds 7,200 jobs in September as region’s unemployment rate falls to 6.4%
The economy added 47,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined for the first time since January to 6.5 per cent, Statistics Canada reported
Inflation expected to ease to 2.1%, lowest level since March 2021: economists
Economists anticipate that Canada’s annual inflation rate in August fell to its lowest level since March 2021.
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