Canadian economy added 22,000 jobs last month, unemployment held steady
Employment in Canada rose slightly last month after January’s jobs report raised eyebrows among economists anticipating a slowdown in the labour market this year.
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Women powered pandemic shift toward higher-paying jobs, but pay gap persists: RBC
Women have powered a recent shift toward higher-paying and -skilled jobs, but a pay gap will persist until they cease being outnumbered by men in
UPDATED: Economy posted no growth in the fourth quarter, but consumer spending is holding on
On Tuesday, Statistics Canada said real gross domestic product was unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2022 after five consecutive quarters of growth.
Barriers to growth for Black entrepreneurs can often be subtle, local biz owners say
Black-owned businesses in Canada tend to be smaller and perform less well financially than businesses owned by white people or by other racialized groups, according
Canada’s inflation rate is expected to fall significantly this year. Here’s why
Inflation, which first began creeping higher in 2021, took off dramatically last year and peaked at 8.1 per cent in the summer.
Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed in January but grocery prices remain high
In its consumer price index report released Tuesday, Statistics Canada said the deceleration in headline inflation from 6.3 per cent in December reflects a base-year
Macklem says economy still overheated and jobs market is too tight
Statistics Canada’s most recent labour force survey revealed the economy added 150,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate hovers around record-lows.
What tech layoffs, temporary foreign workers and boomers mean for the labour force
Neither layoffs hitting tech companies nor a shortage of workers seem to be weighing heavily on the country’s jobs numbers.
Canadian labour market shows no signs of slowing despite high interest rates
Employment growth in Canada blew past economists’ predictions in January, even as forecasters had expected higher interest rates to weigh on the labour market.
Immigration increase alone won’t fix the labour market, experts say
With the unemployment rate at historic lows, many companies are “starved” for workers, and new immigrants will help fill some of the need, some experts
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