-- カナダ統計局が金曜日に発表した労働力調査(LFS)によると、3月のカナダの雇用者数は前月比1万4000人増(0.1%増)とほぼ横ばいだった一方、失業率は6.7%で変化がなかった。 この雇用増加数は、MUFGが予測した1万4500人増、失業率6.7%とほぼ一致している。 カナダ統計局は声明の中で、主要年齢層全体で雇用は横ばい、失業率もほぼ変化がなかったと指摘した。 修理・保守サービスを含む「その他のサービス」産業では、雇用者数が前月比1万5000人増(1.9%増)となり、天然資源産業でも1万人増(3.0%増)となった。一方、金融・保険・不動産・賃貸・リース業では、雇用者数が1万1000人減(0.8%減)となった。 ブリティッシュコロンビア州では雇用者数が1万9000人減少(0.7%減)した一方、マニトバ州(1万1000人増、1.5%増)、サスカチュワン州(5800人増、0.9%増)、ノバスコシア州(3900人増、0.7%増)では雇用者数が増加した。 カナダ統計局によると、3月の平均時給は前年同月比4.7%増(1.68ドル増の37.73ドル)となり、2月の3.9%増(季節調整なし)に続く伸びとなった。 平均時給の最近の上昇は、雇用構成の変化が一因となっている。オタワに拠点を置く同機関によると、職業別および勤続年数別の従業員構成を一定に保つ方法を用いると、3月の平均時給は前年同月比3.6%増加し、1月(+3.6%)および2025年2月(+3.5%)と同様の伸び率となった。 労働参加率(15歳以上の人口のうち、就業中または求職中の割合)は64.9%で横ばいだった。前年同月比では、労働力参加率は0.4ポイント低下した。 労働力調査(LFS)の推計値は標本に基づいているため、標本誤差の影響を受ける。そのため、月次推計値は、より長期にわたる傾向よりも変動が大きくなる。本分析では、68%の信頼水準で統計的に有意な推計値の差に焦点を当てる。 カナダ全体のLFS推計値には、準州は含まれていない。 LFS推計値は、カナダ統計局が発表する一連の労働市場指標の最初のものとなる。これらの指標には、雇用・給与・労働時間調査(SEPH)、雇用保険統計、求人・賃金調査などのプログラムからの指標が含まれる。
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