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• Employee retention ‘key’ in keeping Hamilton’s current record low unemployment rate: expert

  An executive tracking the local labour market says keeping staffers in the role they want to be in will be critical in maintaining recent low unemployment rates.

  Economy

  Aug 9, 2022
  
• London-St. Thomas unemployment rate drops to 5.8% in February

  Last month, 200 jobs were lost, the labour force fell by 1,800 and the number of people claiming unemployment insurance because they were actively looking for work fell by 1,600.

  Economy

  Mar 11, 2022
  
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• Hamilton, Niagara Region jobless rates drop in January: Statistics Canada

  January was dominated by Omicron-related restrictions, but that didn't stunt regional job growth, according to StatCan.

  Economy

  Feb 4, 2022
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• London-St. Thomas unemployment rate starts 2022 at 6.3%

  The month of January was dominated by Omicron-related restrictions, which is reflected in the Statistics Canada data released on Friday for London-St. Thomas.

  Economy

  Feb 4, 2022
• Skilled labourer in Calgary puts out over 3,000 resumes in desperate job hunt

  Alberta's unemployment rate has been dropping, data shows, but experts say it will be a painfully slow recovery. It's getting desperate for those living with barriers.

  Economy

  Jun 9, 2021
• London-St. Thomas jobless rate for March marks first increase since June

  March's figures mark the first time the London-St. Thomas unemployment rate has climbed since June, when it hit a high of 12.6 per cent.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2021
• Hamilton’s unemployment rate in December flat, Niagara sees jump: Statistics Canada

  As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in March, the city's jobless rate rocketed from 4.9 per cent at the end of February to 12.1 per cent at the end of June.

  Economy

  Jan 8, 2021
• December marks 6th straight month of jobs gains in London-St. Thomas

  London mayor Ed Holder says December marks the sixth straight month where the region saw jobs added, for a total of 27,500 jobs added since July.

  Economy

  Jan 8, 2021
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• London-St. Thomas jobless rate falls to 8.4 per cent in November

  The London-St. Thomas unemployment rate for November was 8.4 per cent, down from 8.9 per cent in October and a far cry from the 12.6 per cent recorded in June.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2020
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• London-St. Thomas October jobless rate unchanged from September

  According to Statistics Canada data released Friday, the unemployment rate for October held steady at 8.9 per cent.

  Economy

  Nov 6, 2020