Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate falls to 8.1% in October as labour force shrinks
Region’s economy shed some 2,700 net jobs last month, Statistics Canada says.
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Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dips to 8.6% in September
The total number of employed residents in the National Capital Region is at its highest level since the pandemic began, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate ticks up to 9.2% in August
Region added nearly 10,000 new positions in August, but employment-seekers returning to the market en masse drove up jobless rate.
Ottawa’s inflation rate slows to 0.9%
Reduced pace of price growth was broad-based, spanning goods and services.
Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate falls to 9.1% in July
Job losses in tech and public-service sectors were offset by gains in retail, accommodation and construction sectors.
Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate jumps to 9.5%
But latest figures offer hope that job losses in hard-hit sectors have bottomed out
Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate hits 8.4%
Jobless rate reaches highest level in more than a decade.
Ottawa’s inflation rate grinds down to 0.8% in April
The national drop in inflation in April was fuelled by a 39.3 per cent plunge in gasoline prices, the largest year-over-year decline on record.
46,000 jobs and counting: COVID-19 takes its toll on Ottawa-Gatineau’s economy
Region’s unemployment rate climbs to 6.9 per cent – up from 4.3 per cent prior to the pandemic.
Unemployment steady: Job losses offset shrinking Ottawa-Gatineau workforce in February
A drop in the size of Ottawa-Gatineau’s overall labour force offset a series of job losses across the board last month, keeping the National Capital
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