Canada’s employment data for February will be reported by Statistics Canada on Thursday, April 6 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers at four major banks regarding the upcoming jobs figures. 

The North American economy is expected to have added 12K jobs after creating 21.8K positions in February. The unemployment rate is expected to rise a tick to 5.1% while the Participation Rate is expected to have remained stable at 65.7%.