Workforce Statistics

By Rose Saba The Canadian labour market exceeded many economists’ expectations in September, adding more than twice as many jobs as the… …

The national unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in September, down by 0.1 percentage points, as youth and core-aged women drove job growth,… …

Payroll employment in Canada grew by 32,800 positions in July 2024, a 0.2% increase from the previous month, according to data from… …

The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits continued to rise in July, reaching 489,000, an increase of 11,000 or… …

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… …

Canada’s inflation rate eased to 2.0% in August 2024, marking the slowest annual increase since February 2021, according to data released by… …

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… …

Canadian businesses saw a slight decline in labour productivity for the second consecutive quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Labour… …

The Alberta government is channelling over $1 million into a newly established Alberta Centre for Labour Market Research, aiming to equip the… …

Canadian mothers continue to make career decisions influenced by childcare responsibilities more often than fathers, according to new data from the Labour… …