Canada Unemployment Rate rises to 5.7% in October vs. 5.6% expected

Canada Unemployment Rate rises to 5.7% in October.
Employment increases by 17,500 below expectations of 22,500.
USD/CAD tumbles toward 1.3700 on the back of a weaker US Dollar after NFP.

Matías Salord FXStreet

The Unemployment Rate in Canada rose to 5.7% in October, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, worse than the market consensus of a modest increase to 5.6%. It was the fourth monthly increase in the past six months and the highest level since early 2022.

Employment rose by 17,500 following an increase of 63,800 in September, and below expectations of 22,500. “Both full-time and part-time employment held steady in October,” informed Statistics Canada.

Market reaction

The USD/CAD declined after the release of employment reports in the US and Canada, falling toward 1.3700. In the US, Nonfarm payrolls rose by 150,000 in October, below expectations.

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Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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