News Summary

• Decline comes after economy shed 42,000 jobs in August.
• Statistics Canada says job losses were split between full- and part-time work.
• The decline was concentrated in youth aged 15 to 24, who accounted for 48,000 job losses.
• Quebec led the job losses by province, while B.C.
• followed with 20,000 fewer jobs.
• The Bank of Canada's last look at the labour market before its next interest rate decision on Oct.
• The unemployment rate ticked up by 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 per cent, which is where it stood at the start of 2026.