Statistics Canada

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dips to 7.1% in July

Ottawa

Ottawa-Gatineau employers added more than 6,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month as the economy continued to pull out of a pandemic-fuelled downturn.

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate edges up to 7.8% in June

Ottawa

Ottawa’s economy added jobs for the eighth straight month, but the gains were accompanied by a surge in the number of residents entering or re-entering

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate jumps to 7.6% in May

Ottawa

The size of the region’s labour force – which includes people who are actively looking for work – increased by 9,500 to an all-time high

Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate ticks up to 6.7% in April

Ottawa

While the region’s economy added 7,600 jobs, the labour force also jumped by an additional 10,200 as more people resumed their search for work, Statistics

Ottawa-Gatineau jobless rate holds steady at 6.5% in March

Ottawa

Employers added nearly 8,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month, StatsCan says, but those gains were offset by more people looking for work.

Ottawa’s unemployment rate falls in February as region gains 15,000 jobs

Ottawa

Region’s jobless rate dropped to 6.5 per cent in February, down from 6.7 per cent the previous month and its lowest level since the start

Ottawa’s unemployment rate drops to 6.7% in January

Ottawa

The number of people working in Ottawa-Gatineau rose by about 9,600 last month, Statistics Canada said, while the labour force also grew.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate falls to 6.7% in December

Ottawa

The region’s labour force – which includes unemployed people actively looking for work – stood at just under 782,000, well below last January’s pre-pandemic total