{"id":9343,"date":"2026-04-10T13:49:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=9343"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:50:46","slug":"canadian-labour-market-steadied-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/data-flashes\/canadian-labour-market-steadied-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian labour market steadied in March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9facfceaeea81be06a6c378a23f192aa\" id=\"h-the-bottom-line\">The Bottom Line:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The first increase in employment of the year in Canada in March (+14k) retraced little of the cumulative 109k drop over January and February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But per-worker labour market conditions showed further signs of stabilization with the unemployment rate holding at 6.7%\u2014still above the 6.5% rate in January but below the 6.8% level in December and the recent peak 7.1% rate in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The (gradual and choppy) drift lower in the unemployment rate since September has been, mechanically, tied as much to softer labour force growth as to stronger hiring\u2014Canada&#8217;s labour force has declined by 39k workers over the last 6 months compared to an 42k increase in employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that labour market decline has more to do with stalled population growth and an aging population rather than a &#8216;distortion&#8217; like discouraged workers giving up their job searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What really matters for per-worker labour market conditions (the unemployment rate) is whether labour demand is strong enough to absorb available labour supply\u2014and we argued&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/canadas-shifting-labour-market-recalibrating-breakeven-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-DataFlashes-9343-76df573c\" data-dig-label=\"here\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-DataFlashes\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">here<\/a>&nbsp;that job growth could be slightly negative for the year in 2026 and the unemployment rate could still fall. ~25k workers retired per-month over the last year, and reduced immigration has meant fewer new labour market entrants to replace those workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the economic growth backdrop still faces headwinds. Trade uncertainty remains ahead of negotiations to extend CUSMA this summer, and higher energy prices are cutting into household purchasing power. But we remain cautiously optimistic that per-person economic growth and labour market conditions will continue to gradually improve this year, with the unemployment rate edging broadly lower.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-WzMHSnxPR\" class=\"everviz-WzMHSnxPR\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-tint-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed47f0720c67d5e347d28ce1dffa7617\" id=\"h-the-details\">The details:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rbc-list is-style-chevron-list mar-b\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>Employment edged up 14k in March, to post the first gain of 2026 but retracing little of the 109k cumulative drop over January and February.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>Part-time employment rose 15k and full time edged down 1k.&nbsp; Self employment was down 6k, with paid employment up 20k, split between private (+15k) and public (+5k) jobs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>Industry details were mixed\u2014manufacturing employment was little changed (+2.5k) following sizable declines over the prior two months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>The unemployment rate held steady at 6.7%\u2014still 0.2 ppts above the 6.5% rate in January, but below the 6.8% rate in December and recent peak 7.1% rate in September 2025, and down 0.1 percentage points from a year earlier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>Details underlying the unemployment rate for March were relatively constructive\u2014layoffs remained low while future starts (unemployed currently but with an expected future start date) and those on temporary layoff were up from a year ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>The labour force participation rate was unchanged at 64.9%, but edged slightly higher among the core 25-54 year old age groups (to 88.2% from 88.1%)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>The Canadian working age (aged 15+) population edged up 11k\u2014close to the average 12k per month over the last 6 months (11k in March), but and still well-below the record 100k+ per month increases in the first half of 2024. The monthly rate of population growth will highly likely turn negative in coming months as ongoing immigration caps restrict arrivals of younger population from abroad.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>Hours worked edged up 0.2% and wage growth accelerated to 4.7% on a year-over-year basis from 3.9% in February (rising to 5.1% from 4.2% for permanent employees)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>Regionally, British Columbia led the regional decline with a 19,000 drop in employment (-0.7%), contributing to the unemployment rate rising 0.6 percentage points to 6.7% &#8211; the highest level since February 2016 (outside the pandemic period). Employment in Manitoba (+11,000) and Saskatchewan (+5,800) rebounded in March, with the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan reaching the lowest level across all provinces at 5%. Ontario&#8217;s employment remained stable with an unchanged unemployment rate, while Quebec&#8217;s unemployment rate declined by 0.5 percentage points to 5.4% in March, reflecting fewer people searching for work.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-rbc-list-item\">\n<p>London (9.1%), Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo (8.6%), Windsor (8.5%), Barrie (8.5%), and Toronto (8.1%) posted the highest unemployment rates among Canada&#8217;s 20 largest census metropolitan areas, while Quebec City recorded the lowest at 2.6% (three-month moving averages).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69db5f133c240&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69db5f133c240\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2774\" height=\"2908\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png?quality=80\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9362\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png 2774w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png?resize=286,300 286w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png?resize=768,805 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png?resize=977,1024 977w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png?resize=1465,1536 1465w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/04\/Unempl-CA-Apr-10-2026.png?resize=1954,2048 1954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2774px) 100vw, 2774px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>About the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em><em><strong>Nathan Janzen<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is an Assistant Chief Economist, leading the macroeconomic analysis group. 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