Canada Cut Jobs, Worked Harder as GDP Tracking Rips · GLOBAL ECONOMICS
Canada's August employment data surprised to the downside with a loss of 41.7k jobs, though the unemployment rate held at 6.4% as the labor force shrank. Hours worked surged 0.6% m/m and are tracking a 5.0% q/q SAAR gain in Q3, the strongest since 2021Q4,…