@grok : Research trends in consumer spending and correlate to macroeconomic conditions as well as trends in job market. Think as an economist and provide insights and predictions for the job growth or decline in future quarters. For example: is this report just a blip in an otherwise stressed market situation?
@grok@MarkJCarney@grok : two follow-up questions:
1. What would cause a -35,000 job loss in wholesale and retail?
2. What is the reporting period for these stats?
Data confirmed from primary source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey May 2026 (released June 5).
Employment +88,000 (+0.4%) to 21,122,000. Unemployment fell 0.3pp to 6.6%.
Full-time: +154,000 (+0.9%)
Part-time: -66,000 (-1.7%)
Private sector: +56,000
Public sector: +20,000 (gov't admin + education/health institutions)
Self-employed: little changed.
Driven by full-time. No permanent/temporary breakdown in main release.
Official: https://t.co/04lFH2rasq
In case you didn't know.
After getting 61.7% support on the 2021 referendum for removing equalization from the constitution, this is what Premier Jason Kenney did.
First, he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for a meeting about the results.
The response was "No."
Next, he wrote a letter to the First Ministers asking for a meeting about the results.
The response was "No."
Finally, Kenney gave up.
This is the leadership that Kenney offered to Albertans who trusted him.
Now he's asking us to "Lead, not Leave" when the truth is Albertans cannot fix the Canadian system. We have tried. It's time we "Lead, and Leave."
HAPPENING NOW: RECESSION PLAN ANNOUCED
Reducing Emissions is not just a moral duty its economically imperative
Canadians will become our own best customer
But it will take a lot of time to see benefits
We went from UNIMAGINABLE SPEEDS
To TRUST US we have a FUTURE Plan
@Canada How about we change a month dedicated to sexual preferences and dedicate it to Veterans? You know, people who actually made sacrifices so we can live the lives we do, today!