The surge in employment in January highlights that some sectors are still recovering strongly and raises the prospect that the economy could avoid recession, although we still judge that a modest one is more likely than not. As the employment gains have been supported by a large increase in labour supply and have been concentrated in those sectors that were facing the worst labour shortages, we doubt they will persuade the Bank of Canada to resume hiking interest rates.
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