Labour Force

• Unemployment ‘little changed’ in May with slight rise to 7%: StatCan

  Canada's job market held relatively steady in May, according to Statistics Canada, as the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.0 per cent.

  Economy

  Jun 6, 2025
  
• Racialized workers in Canada less likely to be covered by union: report

  The report by the Centre for Future Work found that a quarter of racialized workers are covered by a union contract, compared with one third of non-racialized workers.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2024
  
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• Can Canada’s labour force rebound after baby boomers retire?

  The study shows the labour force participation rate will likely continue to decline until 2030, when the last baby boomer cohort retires, then is likely to stabilize.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2024
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• Stats Canada shows Saskatchewan continues to excel in job growth

  Saskatchewan continues to excel in strong employment growth as 12,900 new jobs were added last month compared to Jan. 2023, according to Stats Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2024
• Jobs market cools in November. What that means for the Bank of Canada

  Canada's unemployment rate rose in November amid a growing labour pool, with economists arguing a soft jobs report should be enough to keep interest rates from rising any further.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2023
• London-St. Thomas sits at record low unemployment rate for 2nd straight month

  The London-St. Thomas jobless rate held steady at its record low level of 4.4 per cent for the second month in a row.

  Economy

  Jun 9, 2023
• More Canadian companies adopt ‘stay interviews’ amid push to retain staff

  The discussions are designed to collect feedback from employees and are aimed at learning what the company can do to retain valued team members and keep them happy.

  Canada

  May 29, 2023
• ‘I don’t take days off’: Small business owners face brutal hours in talent crunch

  Canadian small business owners faced with a persistent labour shortage are working an average of 59 hours per week, a recent report finds.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2023
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• Layoffs, boomers, interest rates: Why Canada’s jobs market shows ‘no signs of slowing’

  The 150,000 new jobs recorded in January was 10 times more than expected, one economist noted.

  Economy

  Feb 14, 2023
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• London-St. Thomas starts 2023 by adding 1,700 jobs in January: Statistics Canada

  According to Statistics Canada, the last time the unemployment rate in London-St. Thomas was this low was back last spring when it was 4.8 per cent in April.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2023