-- 蒙特利尔银行（BMO）表示，加拿大将于周五美国东部时间上午8:30发布4月份劳动力调查（LFS）报告。 该行指出，劳动力市场依然疲软，4月份的劳动力调查不太可能带来缓解，因为BMO预计当月就业形势将保持稳定。 BMO指出，这份报告将首次反映出3月底以来的一些疲软迹象，包括此前宣布的裁员——例如安大略省阿尔戈马钢铁厂的裁员——以及联邦政府提前退休计划的启动。 预计后者将增加夏季公共管理部门就业岗位的下行风险，但部分会被人口普查的临时招聘所抵消，因为渥太华在经历了长达十年的大规模招聘后，正试图削减开支。 鉴于劳动力市场停滞不前，就业形势疲软，该行的预测应使失业率连续第三个月维持在6.7%的水平。 BMO补充说，最终，在美墨加协定谈判达成协议之前，招聘环境不太可能得到“实质性”改善，尤其是在受关税影响的行业。
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