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    <label>Compared with small and medium-sized firms, large firms report more negative impacts on employment</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Distribution of propensity-score-matched firms' responses, n = 2,970

Last observation: 2018Q2

Note: Balance of opinion indicates the percentage of firms expecting an increase in employment minus the percentage expecting a decrease. Excludes firms citing "don't know" and regions that did not report firm size.

Source: Central Bank Business Surveys and Liaison Program]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=219384</link>
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<series id="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S1">
<label>Significant decrease</label>
<description></description>
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</series>
<series id="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S2">
<label>Slight decrease</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="k" name="Category"/>
</series>
<series id="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S3">
<label>No impact</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="k" name="Category"/>
</series>
<series id="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S4">
<label>Slight increase</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="k" name="Category"/>
</series>
<series id="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S5">
<label>Significant increase</label>
<description></description>
<dimension key="k" name="Category"/>
</series>
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<o k="Small and medium-sized firms (balance of opinion: -4%)"><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S1">1</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S2">18</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S3">66</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S4">14</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S5">1</v></o>
<o k="Large firms (balance of opinion: -12%)"><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S1">2</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S2">24</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S3">59</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S4">13</v><v s="SDP_FUDU20210113_C2_S5">2</v></o>
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