Canadian employers posted 20,600 fewer job openings in the first quarter of 2025 as the labour market continued to soften, with vacancies …
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Canadian wages grew 20% over four decades with full-time workers seeing biggest gains
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian workers gained 20% more purchasing power from 1981 to 2024 after accounting for inflation, with full-time employees experiencing significantly stronger growth …
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By Craig Lord The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one …
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B.C.’s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
By Wolfgang Depner High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the …
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Canada’s unemployment rate climbs to 7.0% as job market struggles persist
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s unemployment rate rose to 7.0% in May, marking the highest level since September 2016 and signaling continued challenges for job seekers …
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Business productivity growth slowed to 0.2% in first quarter: Statistics Canada
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanadian business productivity growth slowed sharply in the first quarter of 2025, rising just 0.2% compared to 1.2% growth in the previous …
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Environmental clean tech sector adds jobs but gender wage gap persists: StatsCan
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s environmental and clean technology sector employed 354,257 workers in 2023, up 4.3% from the previous year, but women in the industry …
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COVID-19 drove sharp decline in self-employment, study finds
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA new Statistics Canada study shows COVID-19 significantly altered self-employment patterns in Canada, with more workers abandoning entrepreneurship than entering it during …
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Canada-U.S. unemployment gap widens as job security concerns grow
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe gap between Canadian and American unemployment rates continues to expand, with Canada’s jobless rate now sitting 1.6 percentage points higher than …
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Canada’s unemployment rate climbs to 6.9 per cent in April
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberCanada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent in April, marking a 0.2 percentage point increase from March and reaching levels not …