Full-time Jobs

• B.C. adds 15K jobs in October, snapping four-month losing spree

  Unemployment remained static at 4.7 per cent in B.C., the lowest in the country.

  Nov 8, 2019
  
• Edmonton loses 5,400 jobs in overall 14,000 July loss for Alberta

  Metro Edmonton lost 5,400 jobs in July, part of an overall Alberta loss of 14,000. Most of the losses were part time.

  Economy

  Aug 9, 2019
  
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• Edmonton unemployment rate at 6.9% but ‘it came down for the wrong reason’: economist

  Over the next few months, Rose expects Edmonton should see unemployment stay the same, as any job gains will attract more people to the labour force and keep that number even.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2018
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• Lowe’s to open first store in Manitoba Thursday

  Lowe's Canada is set to open their first store in Manitoba Thursday.

  Feb 15, 2018
• Are minimum-wage jobs a stepping stone, or full-time career?

  Is the push to hike the minimum wage a smart idea? It depends on what the role of such jobs are, writes Scott Thompson.

  Commentary

  Aug 17, 2017
• Canadian job numbers beat expectations, as full-time hiring soars

  Canada added 15,300 jobs in February.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2017
• Canada loses 6,400 jobs in June as unemployment rate holds steady

  Canada's economy lost 6,400 jobs in June, not enough to change the unemployment rate from 6.8 per cent. It was better than the estimated.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2015
• Statscan fumbles July jobs numbers, forced to restate figures

  Statistics Canada says it made an error in formulating its July jobs numbers and will restate the monthly tally later this week.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2014