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Econ-o-metric: Why are so many Canadians who've reached retirement age still working? And what does a hot labour market mean for interest rates?

Canada’s economy may have reached peak velocity.

Employment was little changed in September from August, as employers added 112,000 full-time workers, offsetting a decline of similar magnitude in part-time work, Statistics Canada reported on Oct. 5.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.2 per cent, the lowest since the autumn of 2008.

Why the latest hiring data matters

The Bank of Canada was surprised by the economy’s strength this year. It is now paying extra attention to key indicators, such as the monthly jobs survey, for clues as to whether these extraordinarily good times will continue. If the central bank decides the first-half growth rate was for real, it will keep raising interest rates to stay ahead of inflation.

The trend

An unemployment rate of...