The Daily Friday, February 7, 2025
Press Release
February 7, 2025
Labour Force Survey, January 2025
Employment increased by 76,000 (+0.4%) in January and the employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 61.1%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.6%.
Retail Commodity Survey, November 2024
Retail sales reached $70.5 billion in November, an increase of 1.8% compared with the same month one year earlier. Higher sales were reported in 10 of the 18 commodity classes.
Stocks of principal field crops, December 31, 2024
As of December 31, 2024, total stocks of wheat, corn for grain and soybeans were up, while those of canola, oats and barley were down, compared with the same date in 2023.
Spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries, 2023
Operating revenue in the spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries subsector rose 12.8% from 2022 to reach a record high of $12.7 billion in 2023. This growth was due in large part to heightened demand for in-person experiences following the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry revenues reached 120.2% of the 2019 pre-pandemic levels.
Real-time local business conditions, January 27 to February 2, 2025
Weekly data on real-time local business conditions are now available for January 27 to February 2, 2025.
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