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Canada's economy witnessed a significant decline in employment numbers in July, losing 40,800 jobs. External factors such as ...
Canada’s labor market fell back to earth with a sharp drop in employment in July, putting a spotlight on the challenges the ...
Canada’s labor market contracted more sharply than expected in July, with the economy shedding 41,000 jobs, reversing part of June’s solid gains. The employment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to ...
The unemployment rate rose for a third month running to 7.0%. That was in line with expectations and comes after it ticked up to 6.9% in April. When calculated using U.S. Labor Department ...
“Unfortunately, that’s probably because it is.” Grantham argues that the job market is likely weaker than “advertised” in Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Survey and the Bank of Canada is getting a ...
This paper examines how oil shocks shape labor market outcomes across 89 countries from 1975 to 2022. Leveraging a high-frequency oil supply shock series and a rich panel of quarterly labor market ...
The Labor Department reported that employers added 139,000 jobs in May while unemployment held steady at 4.2%. The unemployment rate for all college grads was 2.7%, but the rate for those between ...
Labor turmoil at Canada Post forces small businesses to turn to private carriers Canada Post's market share drops to 27% in 2024 from 62% in 2019 Co's share could drop into teens by December 2026 ...
The 2001 and 2016 censuses reveal that labour market inequalities in Canada have remained both gendered and racialized over the past two decades. Racialized immigrant women are among the most ...