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Why Canada’s unemployment rate is rising so rapidly?

Canada's labor market has cooled down rapidly this year. Unemployment rate rose to 6.6% in August. The major issue is that the not enough job are created to digest the explosive population growth over the last few years and this integration problem is growing larger every month.

Canadian’s average carried over credit card balances highest in 14 years, Equifax reports

The average carried over credit card balances for Canadian consumers topped CAD 4,300 in Q2, reaching the highest level since 2007, Equifax Canada said in its latest Market Pulse Consumer Credit Trends and Insights Report.

Canada inflation slows further to 2.5% in July

Inflation in Canada decreased to 2.53% at an annual basis in July according to Statistics Canada's latest report

Canada inflation drops back to 2.7% in June

Annual inflation rate in Canada eased back to less than 2.7% in June after a upshot in the previous month, according to Statistics Canada's CPI report.

Canada inflation rebounds to 2.9% in May

CPI inflation in Canada rebounded to 2.9% YoY and 0.31% MoM in May 2024

Canada inflation slows further to 2.8%; rent continues to rise

Canada's CPI rose 2.78% in February, a further slowdown from the 2.86% increase in the January

Canada unemployment rate rises to 5.8% as labor force continues to grow

Statistic Canada on Friday reported that Canada's unemployment rate rose to 5.8%,, reaching the highest since the start of 2022.

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