What’s ahead for the job market and household spending in 2026? Eight charts give us a glimpse | Unpublished
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Publication Date: January 1, 2026 - 06:00

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What’s ahead for the job market and household spending in 2026? Eight charts give us a glimpse

January 1, 2026

Canada survived Year 1 of the second Trump presidency mostly intact economically, and fully intact sovereignly. What about Year 2? For this series, The Globe asked dozens of economists, analysts and investors to pick a chart they think will be important in 2026. Explore some of the other topics in the index below.

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Brendon Bernard, senior economist, Indeed.com



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