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By the numbers: Canada gained over 400,000 new jobs in July
The Canadian job market continues to rebound from the crash it took in the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Statistics Canada is reporting that the economy added another 419,000 jobs in July. This follows from the nearly one million jobs gained a month earlier, in June. This brings the national unemployment rate down to 10.9 […] More
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Canadian economy adds nearly 1,000,000 new jobs in June
Statistics Canada has just released the Labour Force Survey for June this morning, and the Canadian economy is showing solid signs of recovery. Nearly one million more people were working in this country in June than in May. Stats Can says that 953,000 jobs were gained last month, an almost even split of full-time and […] More
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Canada hits highest unemployment rate ever recorded (but there are positive signs on the horizon)
The national unemployment rate hit a record high level in May. The current 13.7 per cent unemployment is the highest ever recorded, since Statistics Canada began tracking comparable data in 1976. Still, the economic news isn’t all grim. Stats Can notes that the Canadian economy actually added nearly 300,000 new jobs last month. However, the […] More
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Canadian economy surprises experts with double the expected job creation
Statistics Canada released the Labour Force Survey for January this morning, and it’s a good news report. The country’s economy added 34,500 jobs last month, bringing the national unemployment rate down to the near record low of 5.5 per cent. The lowest it has been in the over forty years Stats Can has been collecting […] More
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Canada added 35,000 new jobs in December, 320,000 over 2019
Good news for job seekers. The Canadian economy had a much better month for job creation in December than we saw in November, ending the year on a high note. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 per cent last month with the addition of 35,000 full-time jobs, according to Statistics Canada. In December, employment increased […] More
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Relocating for a job: Tips for hacking the Canadian job market
Canada has regions that are experiencing labour shortages at the same time as other areas are facing higher levels of unemployment. One of the clearest ways to improve the volume and quality of opportunities available to you is to move from an area with few jobs to one where workers are more sought after. So, […] More
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Canada saw huge employment gains last month – here’s where the jobs are
The Canadian economy posted much larger than expected job gains in August. Statistics Canada reports that the country saw 81,100 more people working last month, far outpacing the fewer than 20,000 most economists had been predicting. With these gains, the national unemployment rate held steady at 5.7 per cent, as more people entered the labour […] More
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Unemployment in Canada hits a new record low
There was good news for Canadian workers in this morning’s Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada. This country’s economy added 27,700 last month, which dropped the national unemployment rate down to 5.4 per cent — the lowest ever recorded since comparable data became available in 1976. Year over year, Canada has gained 453,000 jobs or […] More
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Canadian economy adds over 11,000 jobs in October
Statistics Canada has just released the latest Labour Force Survey, and it is another positive update. The Canadian economy added 33,900 full-time jobs in October, but these were partially offset by losses of 22,600 part-time positions. Statistics Canada reports that the net gain of 11,200 jobs nationwide is too small to be statistically relevant. This […] More
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Canada adds 54,000 jobs in July, unemployment at record lows
The national unemployment rate in Canada is at its lowest rate in four decades according to the latest Labour Force Survey out this morning from Statistics Canada. The unemployment rate is once again 5.8 per cent, the lowest ever recorded. Last month, the unemployment rate had bumped up to 6.0 per cent. The Canadian economy […] More
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Unemployment at a record low – job vacancies at a record high in Canada
Unemployment in this country continues to be at the lowest rate recorded since comparable data became available, while a new report shows that the number of jobs going unfilled is soaring. Here’s what the labour market looks like right now. The Canadian economy saw a slight decline in the number of people working in May, […] More
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Canada’s job market is the hottest its been since before the recession: Stats Can
Good news if you’re looking for a new career opportunity. Canada’s unemployment rate continued to drop last month. However, those are national numbers. Some regions and sectors are still performing better than others. Here’s a look at where the most jobs are being created right now – and who’s falling behind. According to the latest […] More
