Ottawa’s unemployment rate drops to 6.7% in January
The number of people working in Ottawa-Gatineau rose by about 9,600 last month, Statistics Canada said, while the labour force also grew.
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Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate falls to 6.7% in December
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
Household debt ratio rises to 170.7 per cent, StatCan says
Canadian households owed an average of $1.71 for every dollar of disposable income in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops to 7.1% in November as labour force shrinks
That’s the lowest the rate has been since April, when it stood at 6.9 per cent in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
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
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