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Labour Force Survey, February 2026
It's a week old. The report doesn't generate as much hoopla as the BLS report. Let's see what AI suggests as the Canadian/Canadian equivalent of hoopla.
AI Overview
Hoopla" (meaning fuss, excitement, or commotion) translates to French as battage (publicity), remue-ménage (bustle), pagaille (confusion), or histoires (fuss). As a carnival game, it is a jeu d'anneaux. Informal phrases include "tout un foin" or "tout un plat".
• Publicity/Hype: Le battage (e.g., le battage médiatique).
• Commotion/Bustle: Remue-ménage, pagaille.
• Fuss/Drama: Histoires.
• Carnival Game: Jeu d'anneaux.
Hoopla" (meaning fuss, excitement, or commotion) translates to French as battage (publicity), remue-ménage (bustle), pagaille (confusion), or histoires (fuss). As a carnival game, it is a jeu d'anneaux. Informal phrases include "tout un foin" or "tout un plat".
• Publicity/Hype: Le battage (e.g., le battage médiatique).
• Commotion/Bustle: Remue-ménage, pagaille.
• Fuss/Drama: Histoires.
• Carnival Game: Jeu d'anneaux.
I'm going with le battage médiatique.
Labour Force Survey, February 2026
Released: 2026-03-13
February 2026
Highlights
Employment declined by 84,000 (-0.4%) in February and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%.
Employment fell among youth aged 15 to 24 years old (-47,000; -1.7%) and men in the core working age of 25 to 54 years old (-41,000; -0.6%). Employment was little changed for core-aged women and people aged 55 years and older.
Employment declines in February were recorded in services-producing industries (-56,000; -0.3%) and goods-producing industries (-28,000; -0.7%). The largest declines were in wholesale and retail trade (-18,000; -0.6%), and 'other services' such as personal and repair services (-14,000; -1.8%).
Employment declined in Quebec (-57,000; -1.2%), British Columbia (-20,000; -0.7%), Saskatchewan (-5,500; -0.9%) and Manitoba (-4,000; -0.5%). Employment increased in Newfoundland and Labrador (+2,100; +0.8%) and was little changed in the other provinces.
Average hourly wages among employees were up 3.9% (+$1.42 to $37.56) on a year-over-year basis in February, following growth of 3.3% in January (not seasonally adjusted).
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Released: 2026-03-13
February 2026
Highlights
Employment declined by 84,000 (-0.4%) in February and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%.
Employment fell among youth aged 15 to 24 years old (-47,000; -1.7%) and men in the core working age of 25 to 54 years old (-41,000; -0.6%). Employment was little changed for core-aged women and people aged 55 years and older.
Employment declines in February were recorded in services-producing industries (-56,000; -0.3%) and goods-producing industries (-28,000; -0.7%). The largest declines were in wholesale and retail trade (-18,000; -0.6%), and 'other services' such as personal and repair services (-14,000; -1.8%).
Employment declined in Quebec (-57,000; -1.2%), British Columbia (-20,000; -0.7%), Saskatchewan (-5,500; -0.9%) and Manitoba (-4,000; -0.5%). Employment increased in Newfoundland and Labrador (+2,100; +0.8%) and was little changed in the other provinces.
Average hourly wages among employees were up 3.9% (+$1.42 to $37.56) on a year-over-year basis in February, following growth of 3.3% in January (not seasonally adjusted).
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