Will Canada skirt recession? Jobs numbers show ‘clear signs of a soft landing’

Canada's jobs market returned to growth in August with a gain of 40,000 positions, but the unemployment rate held steady amid a growing population.

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mindcruzer

lemmy.ca

Titles like this make me more confident that it won’t be a soft landing

"Canada’s population growth outpaced job gains in the month, according to the agency."

lol

willybe

lemmy.ca

Looking good. Now if they could just tax the rich we'd be set.

The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 per cent in August amid a gain of 40,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Canada’s population growth outpaced job gains in the month, according to the agency.

Mautobu

victoriagaming.ca

I call bullshit.