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August 2026 Labour Force Survey: employment falls by 42,000 and unemployment holds at 6.4%
Statistics Canada reported on 4 September 2026 that employment fell by 42,000 (-0.2%) in August, after a cumulative gain of 181,000 from April to July, and that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4%. Losses were in business, building and other support services, public administration, natural resources and utilities, while manufacturing added 22,000 jobs (+1.2%), mostly in Ontario. The agency said industries that depend on US demand for exports faced new tariffs, and their layoff rate averaged 0.9% over the 12 months to August, against 0.7% for other industries.
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