Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.8% in March as local economy sheds jobs
Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
Region’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.8% in March as local economy sheds jobs
Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
Statistics Canada reports real GDP up 0.6 per cent in January as Quebec strikes end
Statistics Canada says real GDP grew 0.6 per cent in January, helped by the end of public sector strikes in Quebec in November and December.
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate holds firm at 4.6% in January
The National Capital Region’s unemployment rate was 4.6 per cent for the third consecutive month in January as local employers added just 400 new jobs
Economists expect December inflation ticked up, trend still points to slowdown
Economists are forecasting Canada’s inflation rate likely ticked up last month, but that isn’t expected to set off alarm bells as long as underlying price pressures
Inflation holds at 3.1% in November as progress in tamping down price growth stalls
Canada’s annual inflation rate was unchanged last month, holding steady at 3.1 per cent as progress on tamping down price growth stalled.
Forecasters more certain interest rate hikes are over as recession talk grows over GDP numbers
The Canadian economy remained flat in August and a preliminary estimate from Statistics Canada suggests it shrank in the third quarter.
BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid ‘sluggish’ economy
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday as the Canadian economy bends to higher interest rates
Canada’s inflation rate jumps to 4%, making the BoC’s next rate decision harder
gher gasoline prices drove Canada’s inflation rate to 4.0 per cent in August, making it the second month in a row inflation has risen.
National Capital Region’s unemployment rate ticks up to 4.8% in August: StatCan
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rose again in August as the region’s workforce continued to grow faster than the number of new jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Economists expect rise in inflation as price growth fight enters new phase
Forecasters anticipate this week’s consumer price index report to show inflation rose last month, signalling a reversal in progress after a year of steady declines
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