Canada Labour Force

• Canada’s job market is ‘softening’. What that could mean for interest rates

  Canada's unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent in October despite a gain of 18,000 jobs. Economists say it's a sign of 'softening' in the labour market.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
  
• COVID, remote work resulted in fewer Canadians commuting last year: StatCan

  Statistics Canada says the pandemic altered commuting patterns for workers with fewer people driving, taking transit or walking and bicycling in 2021 than in 2016.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Canadian economy added 108K positions in October in ‘blowout’ jobs report

  The agency is scheduled to publish its labour force survey for October Friday morning. The report comes as economists worry about a possible recession.

  Economy

  Nov 4, 2022
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• ‘Little changed’ jobs numbers not enough to dissuade interest rate hikes: economists

  Before September, the Canadian economy had posted three consecutive months of job losses, as signs of an economic slowdown began to appear.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022