July's surprising 39,400 decline in employment looks bad but, since it mainly reflects less hiring of younger workers this summer, the Bank of Canada should view it as a temporary shock that will be unwound after the Labour Day holiday. Nevertheless, the modest gains in prime-aged employment over the past six months supports our view that the economy has been underperforming its potential growth rate of 2%.
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