-- 加拿大豐業銀行表示,將於週五發布勞動力調查(LFS),更新4月的就業市場狀況。 該銀行指出,勞動力調查是一項家庭調查,類似美國隨非農就業數據一同發布的類似調查。 豐業銀行表示,家庭調查的「噪音」因素較高。加拿大就業人數變化的95%信賴區間約為5.7萬人,作為參考,相當於美國勞動市場約50萬人。 該銀行預計4月就業人數將維持不變,失業率維持在6.7%不變。失業率的關鍵在於調查何時開始顯示人口和勞動力規模萎縮,這反映了移民人口的減少。 這一點尤其適用於包括國際學生、臨時外籍勞工和尋求庇護者在內的臨時類別。勞動力調查對臨時類別的規模採用12個月的移動平均值,因此其數據落後於實際人口變化。加拿大豐業銀行指出,勞動力調查(LFS)即將反映出人口下降趨勢。 加拿大統計局不像美國那樣每月修訂就業數據。豐業銀行補充說,這次的問題有點「特殊」。季節性調整係數預計將低於歷史水平,這與近年來4月的情況類似。然而,未經季節性調整的就業變化幅度要達到足以使就業人數增加為正的程度,門檻非常高。 豐業銀行表示,有趣的是,根據加拿大央行的最新估計,經結構性變化調整後的薪資成長數據在上個月大幅飆升。這與未調整結構性變化的薪資成長數據相比,幾乎沒有差異。 加拿大的薪資仍處於螺旋式上漲狀態,這也包括三、四年前簽訂的集體談判協議到期的影響,這些協議鞏固了未來幾年薪資成長高於加拿大央行 2% 通膨目標的趨勢。
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