Unemployment

• Quebec businesses struggle to hire employees due to labour shortage

  150,000 job vacancies currently exist in Quebec while the unemployment rate is the lowest in Canada. Many businesses in the province say more needs to be done to hire workers.

  Canada

  Apr 16
• 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
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• Jobless rate in Kelowna rises slightly, but still third lowest in nation

  Kelowna had the third-lowest jobless rate in February at 5.2 per cent. The national average was 8.2 per cent.

  Economy

  Mar 13
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• London-St. Thomas jobless rate for February at lowest level since March 2020

  According to data from Statistics Canada, 4,000 jobs were added in February. The labour force grew by 1,700 and 2,300 fewer people claimed unemployment.

  Economy

  Mar 12
• Governor of Bank of Canada points to child care, education to help ease protracted employment recovery

  Tiff Macklem says making child care more affordable and available across the country would help more women return to the labour force and stay there.

  Economy

  Feb 23
• Unemployment: Kelowna’s jobless rate lowest in the nation

  January data from Statistics Canada shows that Kelowna’s jobless rate was 4.6 per cent, less than half the national average of 9.4 per cent.

  Canada

  Feb 5
• Saskatchewan records lowest unemployment rate in Canada despite COVID-19 pressure

  The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan dropped to 7.2 per cent in Janaury, well below the national rate of 9.4 per cent.

  Economy

  Feb 5
• London-St. Thomas jobless rate holds steady from December to January

  Statistics Canada data shows the London-St. Thomas added 3,000 jobs in January while nationally almost 213,000 jobs were shed, mostly in Ontario and Quebec.

  Economy

  Feb 5
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• Kelowna had second-lowest unemployment rate in nation for December: StatsCan

  Kelowna had an unemployment of just 4.5 per cent in December.

  Canada

  Jan 9
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• Manitoba’s level red COVID-19 restrictions reflected in latest employment numbers

  The latest look at Manitoba's job numbers since the COVID-19 second wave lockdown began shows considerable losses, mainly in the services-producing sector.

  Economy

  Jan 8