-- 蒙特婁銀行（BMO）表示，加拿大將於週五美國東部時間上午8:30發布4月勞動力調查（LFS）報告。 該行指出，勞動市場依然疲軟，4月的勞動調查不太可能帶來緩解，因為BMO預計當月就業狀況將保持穩定。 BMO指出，這份報告將首次反映出3月底以來的一些疲軟跡象，包括先前宣布的裁員——例如安大略省阿爾戈馬鋼鐵廠的裁員——以及聯邦政府提前退休計畫的啟動。 預計後者將增加夏季公共管理部門就業的下行風險，但部分將被人口普查的臨時招聘所抵消，因為渥太華在經歷了長達十年的大規模招聘後，正試圖削減開支。 鑑於勞動市場停滯不前，就業情況疲軟，該行的預測應使失業率連續第三個月維持在6.7%的水準。 BMO補充說，最終，在美墨加協定談判達成協議之前，招聘環境不太可能得到「實質」改善，尤其是在受關稅影響的行業。
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