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Canada's economy adds 14,000 jobs in March after February's whopping losses
Labour force survey from February showed a loss of 84,000 jobs
Jenna Benchetrit • CBC News • Posted: Apr 10, 2026 8:38 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 10
Canada's economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in March, Statistics Canada said on Friday, clawing back a fraction of the sharp job losses seen during the first two months of the year.
The data agency's previous Labour Force Survey from February showed a loss of 84,000 jobs, a result that was largely a surprise to economists and analysts.
Given the earlier losses, "no one is going to mistake this small back-up as a sign of strength," wrote Douglas Porter, chief economist at Bank of Montreal, in a note to clients.
"Still, even a small plus sign is a positive, as is the stable jobless rate," wrote Porter. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 per cent, and there was little variation in the number of full- and part-time employees in March.
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Jenna Benchetrit
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Jenna Benchetrit is the senior business writer for CBC News. She writes stories about Canadian economic and consumer issues, and has also recently covered U.S. politics. She was part of the team that won a silver Digital Publishing Award in best news coverage for covering the 2024 U.S. election. A Montrealer based in Toronto, Jenna holds a master's degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. You can reach her at jenna.benchetrit@cbc.ca.
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