Payroll employment in Canada grew by 32,800 positions in July 2024, a 0.2% increase from the previous month, according to data from Statistics Canada. This uptick followed a decline of…
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits continued to rise in July, reaching 489,000, an increase of 11,000 or 2.2% compared to the previous month, according to…
Job vacancies in Canada fell for the eighth consecutive quarter, dropping by 59,000, or 9.2%, to 582,600 in the second quarter of 2024, according to new data released on Tuesday.…
Canada’s inflation rate eased to 2.0% in August 2024, marking the slowest annual increase since February 2021, according to data released by Statistics Canada. The decline follows a 2.5% year-over-year…
Canada’s unemployment rate increased to 6.6% in August, marking a 0.2 percentage point rise from July, according to the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from Statistics Canada. The August…
Canadian businesses saw a slight decline in labour productivity for the second consecutive quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Labour productivity dipped by 0.2% in the second quarter…
The Alberta government is channelling over $1 million into a newly established Alberta Centre for Labour Market Research, aiming to equip the province with more tailored labour market insights. The…
Canadian mothers continue to make career decisions influenced by childcare responsibilities more often than fathers, according to new data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) from Statistics Canada. The findings…
Employment in Canada saw little movement in July 2024, with the overall number of employed individuals virtually unchanged, according to the latest Labour Force Survey. The total employment figure edged…
The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employers in Canada increased for the fifth consecutive month in May, with payroll employment rising by 41,000, according to the…
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