CANADA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME IN A YEAR

CAN JAN JOBLESS RATE +5.7% VS FORECAST +5.9%, PRIOR 5.8%

CAN JAN EMPLOYMENT +37.3K VS FORECAST +10K, PRIOR +6.8K

CANADA HOURLY WAGES +5.3% YEAR-OVER-YEAR VS PRIOR +5.4%

CANADA FULL-TIME JOBS -11.6K, PART-TIME +48.9K

CANADA LABOUR FORCE +18.2K, POPULATION +125.5K

HOURS WORKED +0.6% MOM, +1.1% YOY

MNI: CANADA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME IN A YEAR

Last updated at:Feb-09 13:30By: Jessica Cairns



CANADA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME IN A YEAR

CAN JAN JOBLESS RATE +5.7% VS FORECAST +5.9%, PRIOR 5.8%

CAN JAN EMPLOYMENT +37.3K VS FORECAST +10K, PRIOR +6.8K

CANADA HOURLY WAGES +5.3% YEAR-OVER-YEAR VS PRIOR +5.4%

CANADA FULL-TIME JOBS -11.6K, PART-TIME +48.9K

CANADA LABOUR FORCE +18.2K, POPULATION +125.5K

HOURS WORKED +0.6% MOM, +1.1% YOY