The Daily Thursday, April 24, 2025
Press Release
Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, February 2025
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as “payroll employment” in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—decreased by 49,000 (-0.3%) in February, following an increase of 14,400 (+0.1%) in January. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up 124,300 (+0.7%) in February.
Railway carloadings, February 2025
In February, the volume of cargo carried by Canadian railways reached 26.7 million tonnes, down 12.9% from February 2024, the steepest year-over-year decline in three years.
Greenhouse, sod and nursery industries, 2024
The Canadian horticulture sector encompasses both ornamental and edible products. This release covers greenhouse, nursery and sod production.
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