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Business consulting firm Robert Half found 64 per cent of companies surveyed say they intend to hire entry-level professionals in the first half of 2024.

The Future of Work 2024 editorial series, an in-depth collection of interviews and stories, will help Calgarians navigate new opportunities within the ever-evolving job market. 

Canadian and American markets moved higher on Friday, with the TSX posting a new all-time closing high, even as jobs reports in both countries painted different economic pictures.

Canada's unemployment rate ticked back up to 5.8 per cent in February as population growth continues to outpace job creation in the country.

If your boss calls, texts or emails after hours, a change being proposed in Budget 2024 could give some Canadian workers the right to ignore them.

This year's theme is all about unleashing innovation in the workplace - looking at ideas and projects that can be put in place to help efficiency, and productivity.

Canada's main stock index crept lower on Friday while U.S. markets were also down, led by a 1.2-per cent loss on the Nasdaq after both countries saw fresh jobs data. 

U.S. consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday.

Chair Jerome Powell said the surprising pickup in inflation in January and February hadn't fundamentally changed the Fed's picture of the economy.

Canada's main stock index ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. markets also eased from the highs they hit last week. 

Inflation in the U.S. picked up last month, a sign prices remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.

Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate hit 6.1 per cent in March amid a loss of 2,200 jobs and a rapidly growing labour pool.

Tesla will lay off more than 10 per cent of its global workforce, an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday shows, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war.

The Bank of Canada itself has warned a hot spring housing market could 'stoke' inflation. Here's what economist say those fears mean for the central bank's rate decision Wednesday.

The poll which surveyed Canadians under 65 found that 57 per cent believed they would need that second job or side hustle in order to supplement their savings

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Montreal Sunday that the new federal investment in AI and the tech industry will promote job growth and productivity.

Shercom Industries, a Saskatchewan business that used to handle tire recycling in the province, lost their contract to an American firm in May of 2023.

'We've heard from so many professionals and gained so much insight from everybody. Those little tips and tricks that everybody has kind of provided us has been amazing.'

British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners.

Canada's main stock index declined more than 100 points on Tuesday as losses in financial, industrial and telecom stocks outweighed strength in energy and base metals.