StatsCan finds mistake in July jobs numbers

It will release revised numbers on August 15.

By Staff | August 12, 2014 | Last updated on August 12, 2014

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Statistics Canada says it has found an error in its July labour force statistics.

Numbers the agency released August 8 indicated the Canadian jobs market grew by just 200 jobs last month, far below expectations.

“This error impacts only the July 2014 estimates,” said Statistics Canada in a statement.

StatsCan says the source of the error has been identified and it will release corrected estimates on August 15.

Statistics Canada also said it “takes this matter very seriously and is immediately launching a review of the data verification processes in place.”

A report on the results of the review will be published on the Statistics Canada website as soon as it is available.

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