-- 加拿大道明银行(TD)在周五的劳动力调查(LFS)后表示,3月份加拿大新增就业岗位1.4万个,环比增长0.1%,与市场普遍预期的1.5万个新增岗位基本一致。 各类就业岗位基本持平,全职就业人数略微下降1000人,而私营部门就业人数环比增加1.5万人。 失业率在2月份上升后维持在6.7%不变。3月份劳动力人口增加1.5万人,劳动参与率维持在64.9%不变。 数据显示,高失业率“主要是由于招聘放缓,而非裁员增加”。 道明银行表示,劳动力调查结果符合预期,反映了加拿大劳动力市场缺乏活力。失业率居高不下,招聘不足凸显了经济普遍存在的担忧。由于经济持续低迷,不确定性居高不下,就业增长乏力,失业率将保持稳定。 道明银行补充道,前景依然“充满挑战”,能源冲击已开始波及加拿大经济,而冲突走向仍不明朗。中东冲突持续的时间以及能源供应中断的程度将决定通胀冲击的规模。 道明银行认为,目前疲软的需求状况应该能够在一定程度上抵消通胀传导效应,因此加拿大央行可以按兵不动,静观其变。
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