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Median real hourly wages in Canada increased by 20% between 1981 and 2024, according to data released by Statistics Canada on June 9, 2025. The information, based on administrative records, the Labour Force Survey, and selected household surveys, outlines wage changes before taxes and deductions over four decades, including differences
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Employment in Canada remained nearly unchanged in May 2025, according to Statistics Canada, with an employment rate of 60.8%. The national unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%, which is the highest level recorded since September 2016, excluding periods affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics
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Canada’s merchandise exports fell 10.8% to $60.4 billion in April 2025, while imports declined 3.5% to $67.6 billion, according to Statistics Canada. This led to a merchandise trade deficit of $7.1 billion, which the agency stated is the largest monthly deficit on record. Statistics
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Labour productivity for Canadian businesses increased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2025, according to Statistics Canada in a release on June 4. This follows a 1.2% rise in the fourth quarter of 2024 and marks the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that
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Payroll employment in Canada fell by 54,100 jobs, or 0.3%, in March 2025, according to Statistics Canada’s Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours. This follows a decrease of 40,200 jobs in February. Statistics Canada also reported that average weekly earnings in March were $1,290.80,
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The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was 496,720 in March 2025, an increase of 0.3% from February, according to Statistics Canada. Compared to March 2024, the number of EI recipients rose by 6.0%. Statistics Canada reports that EI data for March cover those
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Canada rose 1.7 percent year over year in April 2025, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, according to Statistics Canada. On a month-over-month basis, Statistics Canada said the CPI decreased by 0.1 percent in April. Statistics Canada stated that
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Preliminary data from Statistics Canada show that in 2024, labour productivity increased in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, while it declined in the other eight provinces. National productivity rose by 0.2% after dropping in each of the previous three years. According to Statistics Canada, annual labour productivity in Canada
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The New Housing Price Index for Canada decreased by 0.4% in April 2025 compared to March, according to data released by Statistics Canada on May 21, 2025. Statistics Canada reports the index measures the monthly change in the selling prices of new single homes, semi-detached homes, and townhomes as
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Employment in Canada changed little in April 2025, with 20,969,000 people employed and the unemployment rate rising to 6.9%, according to the Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada. The survey's findings are notable for residents tracking economic trends, as employment stability and changes in
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Statistics Canada reports that the median after-tax income for Canadian families and unattached individuals was $68,400 in 2023. This amount was similar to the figure reported for 2022. The agency states that the official poverty rate for Canada in 2023 was 9.9%. Statistics Canada uses the Market Basket
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Statistics Canada reported that payroll employment in Canada increased by 20,900, or 0.1 percent, in February 2025. The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours identified the construction sector as having the largest increase in payroll jobs for the month. Statistics Canada indicated that the growth in payroll employment