Unemployment Rate Canada

• Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in August as interest rate hikes ‘bite’

  Statistics Canada says the country shed 40,000 jobs in August as the unemployment rate rose to 5.4 per cent, up from a record low of 4.9 per cent in July.

  Economy

  Sep 9, 2022
  
• Canadian economy added 303,000 jobs in March as COVID-19 restrictions eased

  The increase in jobs puts employment 296,000 shy of the pre-COVID level in February 2020.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2021
  
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• Canadian economy sheds 213K jobs in January as lockdowns hit part-time workers

  The losses were almost entirely concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, and mostly in the retail sector as lockdowns and restrictions closed many businesses.

  Money

  Feb 5, 2021
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• Young Canadians’ pocketbooks hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic: Ipsos poll

  As nearly one in ten Canadians report losing their job in the last year, an Ipsos poll found that one group is being hit in the pocketbook particularly hard: young adults.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2020
• Canada adds 84K jobs in October, but about 1.8M still out of work

  Overall, there were about 1.8 million people out of work in October.

  Money

  Nov 6, 2020
• Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate rises amid major national job losses

  Saskatchewan's unemployment rate grew from 5.1 to 5.8 per cent, while Canada shed over 71,000 jobs. However, more people looking for work is the main driver in local unemployment.

  Economy

  Dec 6, 2019
• Canadian economy shed 71K jobs in November — biggest loss since the financial crisis

  The unemployment rate jumped to 5.9 per cent, up from 5.5 per cent in October.

  Economy

  Dec 6, 2019
• Canada adds nearly 56K full-time jobs in February

  The surge follows a gain of 66,800 jobs in January.

  Money

  Mar 8, 2019
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• Governments should help bridge job skills gap to address lack of wage growth: Canadian CEO

  Canada may be experiencing one of its biggest labour shortages in years but that doesn't mean employees are seeing wage growth reflecting that talent crunch.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2019
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• Temporary foreign workers staying longer regardless of unemployment levels

  New report by Statistics Canada hints at long-standing problems with Canada's foreign workers programs, experts say.

  Money

  Jan 29, 2018