Canada August employment -51.6K vs +5.0K expected - ConsultFX

Canada August employment -51.6K vs +5.0K expected

Highlights of the July 2018 Canadian employment report - Full time jobs +40.4K vs -28.0K prior - Part time -92.0K vs +82.0K prior - Participation rate % vs 65.4% expected (65.4% prior) Terrible headline but it was all driven by part-time jobs. However the real disappointment is the wage data. Two months ago it was at +3.5% so that's two declines in