Statistics Canada is scheduled to publish its June jobs report this morning, following a surprise increase in employment in May. According to a Reuters poll of economists, Canada is expected to have added about 10,000 jobs in May, a gain that would keep the national unemployment rate steady at 6.6%. The forecast described by the poll is broadly shared across surveyed economists, including RBC, which matches the consensus outlook for May. The National Observer also reports that the June jobs data release is imminent, without adding further detail beyond the timing. Together, the sources indicate that attention is focused on whether June employment trends continue from May’s unexpected improvement and whether any change will show up in unemployment. The reports do not provide additional figures for June in advance of the release, but they frame the upcoming release as the next data point for assessing Canada’s labour market momentum heading into mid-year.