Workers stack and sort softwood lumber at Groupe Crete, a sawmill in Mont-Blanc, Que., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Statistics Canada is set to release its January jobs report this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Economy adds 54,000 jobs in ‘perplexing’ November labour report

by The Canadian Press December 6, 2025

written by The Canadian Press December 6, 2025

By Craig Lord Canada's economy continued to blow past job forecasts in November but some economists caution against reading too much into a series of strong headline figures. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations f...

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