<div id="readability-page-1">07:13 AM EST, 12/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canada's job vacancy rate fell again in October to 2.6%, the lowest level since February 2017, said Bank of Montreal (BMO).That's a far cry from the very tight levels near 6% at the high in 2022, noted the bank.There are now roughly 1.5 million Canadians classified as unemployed compared with just under 500,000 job vacancies. That ratio of more than 3-to-1 is again reflective of job market conditions that are on the soft side of historical norms, stated BMO.The bank recalled that at the height of the pandemic re-opening, that ratio plunged to almost 1-for-1 as some industries struggled to find any workers upon reopening.Suffice it to say those days are long gone, added BMO.Wage growth also ebbed on a fixed-weight basis in the payroll data to 2.1% year over year.A lot of moving parts in the job market right now, but, taken all together, they argue for rates at the low end of the neutral range, which is right where the Bank of Canada seems content, according to BMO. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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蒙特利尔银行报告称，加拿大的职位空缺率在 10 月份降至 2.6%，为 2017 年 2 月以来的最低水平，表明就业市场持续疲软。失业加拿大人与职位空缺的比例超过 3 比 1，反映出与历史标准相比的较弱状况。工资增长也已放缓至同比 2.1%。蒙特利尔银行建议，这些因素支持将利率维持在中性区间的低端，与加拿大银行目前的立场一致

蒙特利尔银行指出，加拿大的职位空缺表明经济持续疲软