Jobs

• Canada lost 68K jobs in September, Statistics Canada says

  The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 6.5 per cent from 6.4 per cent from August to September, data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday.

  Economy

  Oct 9
  
• U.S. job market rebounds as employers add 162,000 jobs

  The U.S. labor force — the number of people working or looking for work — jumped by 683,000 last month after falling in June and July.

  U.S. News

  Sep 4
  
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• Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August, says StatCan

  StatCan said there was little change in the private sector and self-employment in August, but the public sector shed 20,000 positions in its third straight month of losses.

  Canada

  Sep 4
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• Canada added 75K jobs in July ‘summer surge,’ but uncertainty remains

  Canada added 75,000 jobs in July, according to Statistics Canada, as the national unemployment rate ticked down to 6.4 per cent — the lowest since July 2024.

  Economy

  Aug 7
• High unemployment in Kelowna making it hard for young people to find work

  Some have handed out résumé after résumé, only to hear nothing back. Hooman Matin says he visited more than 20 stores before finally getting an interview

  Canada

  Jul 24
• How Trump’s new 50% tariffs could hit Canada’s already battered job market

  Canada's job market faces further risk if new threatened tariffs hit businesses already reeling from a year of U.S. tariffs and trade war uncertainty, experts say.

  Economy

  Jul 21
• Unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in June with 18K new jobs, says StatCan

  The Canadian economy kept adding jobs at a steady pace in June, in part because the youth summer job market got off to a great start, but economists say there are still concerns.

  Economy

  Jul 10
• Young Canadians are looking for jobs — just not where employers are hiring

  Larger businesses are more likely to use multiple recruitment methods compared to smaller firms, a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said.

  Economy

  May 20
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• B.C. loses more jobs in March, unemployment rate highest in a decade

  The unemployment rate in British Columbia is now 6.7 per cent, which is the highest in a decade, except for the height of the COVID pandemic.

  Economy

  Apr 10
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• Canada added 14K jobs in March but unemployment rate unchanged

  Canadians earned higher hourly wages in March compared with the same time last year, with average hourly wages rising 4.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said.

  Economy

  Apr 10