Canada added 22,000 jobs in February, no change to 5% unemployment rate
February unemployment rate rose to 3.6%
However, worst-case scenario would only wipe out pandemic gains, report says
Bank's P&C advisors seek holiday pay on their variable compensation
Obstacles remain, but companies were less worried in early 2023
Both goods and services employment rose, while the decline in unfilled jobs levelled off
Wage demands could moderate with economy in “middling phase”
Huge job gains defy forecasts that higher rates would slow the economy
Both jobless rate and unemployed worker ranks at record lows in December
Annual wage growth drops to 4.5%, below inflation rate of 6.3%