Canadian payroll employment fell by 49,600 in August
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Statistics Canada’s October 29 release reports a 49,600 decline in payroll employment in August, or 0.3%, following a smaller July decrease. Public administration accounted for 22,300 of the decline, partly reflecting temporary census staffing patterns. Average weekly earnings reached $1,355, up 3.7% from a year earlier. These are August payroll measures, which exclude self-employed workers, rather than October labour-market results.
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The release adds a dated view of hiring and pay without treating average earnings growth as every worker’s raise.
Source dated October 29, 2026 · Statistics Canada ↗
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, August 2026, released October 29, 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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