-- 加拿大道明銀行(TD)在周五的勞動力調查(LFS)後表示,3月加拿大新增就業1.4萬個,季增0.1%,與市場普遍預期的1.5萬個新增職缺基本一致。 各類就業人數大致持平,全職就業人數略為下降1,000人,而私部門就業人數較上季增加1.5萬人。 失業率在2月上升後維持在6.7%不變。 3月勞動人口增加1.5萬人,勞動參與率維持在64.9%不變。 數據顯示,高失業率「主要是因為招聘放緩,而非裁員增加」。 道明銀行表示,勞動力調查結果符合預期,反映了加拿大勞動力市場缺乏活力。失業率居高不下,招募不足凸顯了經濟普遍存在的擔憂。由於經濟持續低迷,不確定性居高不下,就業成長乏力,失業率將維持穩定。 道明銀行補充道,前景仍然“充滿挑戰”,能源衝擊已開始波及加拿大經濟,而衝突走向仍不明朗。中東衝突持續的時間以及能源供應中斷的程度將決定通膨衝擊的規模。 道明銀行認為,目前疲軟的需求狀況應該能夠在某種程度上抵銷通膨傳導效應,因此加拿大央行可以按兵不動,靜觀其變。
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