Canada's unemployment rate stood at 6.9% in April 2026, marking a six-month high yet remaining well below the 14.2% peak recorded in May 2020. This reading, driven by modest labor-force growth outpacing hiring amid Bank of Canada rate cuts and contained inflation, underpins the market's 91% implied probability that the rate will not reach its post-2016 high this year. Consensus forecasts from private economists project stability near 7% through year-end, reflecting resilient GDP growth and limited spillover from U.S. tariffs. A sharp escalation in trade tensions or an unexpected housing-market shock could accelerate job losses and push the rate higher, though such outcomes would require far more severe deterioration than current indicators suggest.
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The resolution source for this market is the Labor Force Survey, published by Statistics Canada every month at https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dai-quo/cal1-eng.htm.
Any revisions to the data after the first qualifying release will not count toward this market's resolution; only the initial figure released for each month will qualify. This market will resolve immediately upon a qualifying release of data.
If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
Markt eröffnet: Jan 29, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...The resolution source for this market is the Labor Force Survey, published by Statistics Canada every month at https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/dai-quo/cal1-eng.htm.
Any revisions to the data after the first qualifying release will not count toward this market's resolution; only the initial figure released for each month will qualify. This market will resolve immediately upon a qualifying release of data.
If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
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0x65070BE91...Canada's unemployment rate stood at 6.9% in April 2026, marking a six-month high yet remaining well below the 14.2% peak recorded in May 2020. This reading, driven by modest labor-force growth outpacing hiring amid Bank of Canada rate cuts and contained inflation, underpins the market's 91% implied probability that the rate will not reach its post-2016 high this year. Consensus forecasts from private economists project stability near 7% through year-end, reflecting resilient GDP growth and limited spillover from U.S. tariffs. A sharp escalation in trade tensions or an unexpected housing-market shock could accelerate job losses and push the rate higher, though such outcomes would require far more severe deterioration than current indicators suggest.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · Aktualisiert
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