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Labour Force Survey: Employment in Canada held steady in February 2023

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:00:16 +0000

According to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey, employment in Canada stayed relatively the same (+22,000; +0.1%), following two monthly increases in December 2022 and January 2023. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0%, which is just shy of the record-low 4.9% that was seen in the […]

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December 2022 Labour Force Survey: Employment across Canada rises by over 100,000 to wrap up the year

January 7, 2023 admin Canada, canada employment, canada employment rate, canada unemployment, december 2022 labour force survey, jobs, labour force survey, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:00:05 +0000

According to the latest Labour Force Survey (December 2022) released by Statistics Canada, employment in Canada rose 0.5 percentage points over the month (+104,000 jobs), as the national unemployment rate dropped to 5.0% (-0.1% month-over-month). General employment trends across Canada Many immigrants to Canada come to this country seeking a better life, which often includes […]

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Canadian employment up by 10,000 jobs in November 2022: Labour Force Survey

December 4, 2022 admin canada employment, canada employment rate, canada unemployment, Express Entry, general, labour force survey, provincial nominee program, settle, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 14:00:31 +0000

According to the latest Labour Force Survey (November 2022) released by Statistics Canada, women between 25 and 54 years of age (considered to be of core working age) experienced a rise in employment of 0.4%. Of particular interest, especially after Canada’s most recent Immigration Levels Plan (2023-2025) announced record-high immigration targets over the next several […]

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Statistics Canada data shows that immigrants have a high rate of employment

November 10, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment rate, census, family, foreign workers, immigration, Job Vacancy, jobs, labour force, labour force survey, labour market, LFS, Unemployment

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:00:07 +0000

Statistics Canada has released the Labour Force Survey data for October 2022. Overall, the rate of unemployment has recovered from increases over May-September but is still consistent with September at 5.2%. The biggest gains in employment were in manufacturing, construction and accommodation and food services while employment decreased in wholesale and retail trade, as well […]

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Employment rises as Canada’s labour force shrinks slightly

October 10, 2022 admin canada employment rate, economic immigration, foreign workers, general, Job Vacancy, jobs, labour force, labour force participation rate, labour force survey, labour market, LFS, unemploymeent

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:30 +0000

The national unemployment rate fell by 0.2% to 5.2% in September. Statistics Canada’s September Labour Force Survey revealed positive trends in the labour market around employment, while concerns loomed in the background regarding an aging population and ever-increasing retiree exits from the workforce. Schedule a Free Canadian Immigration Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm […]

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Employment rises as Canada’s labour force shrinks slightly.

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:30 +0000

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IRCC’s #ImmigrationMatters campaign highlights the benefits of immigration

September 14, 2022 admin #immigrationmatters, #welcomingweek2022, Canada, canada employment, canada employment rate, immigration, IRCC, labour force survey, statistics canada, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:00:48 +0000

Each year in September Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) runs its #ImmigrationMatters campaign to raise awareness about all the ways immigration enriches Canada. Also called #WelcomingWeek2022, IRCC runs this campaign both to educate Canadians on why immigration is so important, as well as make potential newcomers aware of all they have to gain by […]

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Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record

September 11, 2022 admin canadian labour market, candian experience class, cec, economic programs, employment, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled workers program, fstp, fswp, immigrants, jobs, labour force survey, LFS, PNP, provincial nominee program, retirement, statistics canada, unemployment rate, vacancies, workforce

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:00:09 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022. For the first time since data became available in 2015, there were fewer unemployed people (989,000) than job vacancies (1,038,000) in Canada. This is a huge revelation for job seekers, with over a third (38%) of businesses expecting that recruitment […]

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Canada continues to have very low unemployment rate

August 7, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment, canada employment rate, jobs, labour force survey, statistics canada, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:00:18 +0000

Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.9% in July, matching the record low from the month before. The total number of unemployed people held steady at one million in July. In addition, 426,000 people wanted a job but did not look for one, and therefore did not meet the definition of unemployed. This was little […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate drops below 5%, the lowest in Canadian history

July 12, 2022 admin Economy, immigration, jobs, labour force, labour force survey, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:00:05 +0000

June’s Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada shows Canada’s labour market is still tightening, making it difficult for Canadian employers to find workers. Employment fell by 43,000 last month. It marks the first employment decline not associated with public health restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic. The reason employment fell is mainly due to […]

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