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Bar chart of Canada's monthly net employment change from September 2025 to August 2026, with the August 2026 bar showing a decline.

Employment fell in four of the twelve months shown and averaged a gain of about 18,000 a month, so the August loss stands out within a mostly positive year. The unemployment rate was 6.4% in August, and average hourly wages rose 2.0% from a year earlier, slower than headline inflation. A weakening labour market is one side of the debate over a rate increase at the Bank of Canada's October 28 meeting.

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