Statistics Canada says the economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as employment fell to the lowest level since August last year, wiping out the gains made in the fall. The unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage points to 9.4 per cent, the highest rate since August. Financial data firm Refinitiv says the average economist[…]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 22, 2021 9:48 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ CHARLOTTETOWN – A lozenge plant in Prince Edward Island has laid off 30 workers, citing an “almost non-existent” cold and[…]
Halifax has been seeing a steady growth in population for over five years, and even the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t put an end to that trend. Between July 2019, and July 2020 Halifax’s population grew two per cent to 448,544. That’s up over 9,000 people, making one of the fastest growing areas in the country,[…]
The latest look at Manitoba’s job numbers since the province entered lockdown to quell the COVID-19 crisis shows considerable losses, mainly in the services-producing sector. According to new data from Statistics Canada, the province lost around 6,600 jobs between November and December — a one per cent drop. About two-thirds of those were full-time[…]
A research team at St. Mary’s University in Halifax released a new study on Tuesday that looks into the impact of COVID-19 on communities across Nova Scotia and shows that communities are coming together to help each other during a time of need. When the pandemic came to Nova Scotia, the team was already[…]
A recent poll on the mental health of Canadians since the pandemic began suggests one in four are considering a career change. According to Morneau Shepell’s monthly Mental Health Index, 24 per cent of those polled say the pandemic has caused them to reconsider their career path. Read more: Temporary holiday season jobs in[…]
A new report includes some encouraging news for job seekers in Hamilton. The latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey shows Hamilton-area employers are expecting a favourable hiring climate for the first quarter of 2021. The survey shows 19 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, compared with 10 per cent of[…]
A survey by energy labour market organization PetroLMI shows that more than two-thirds of the employers in Canada’s oil and gas sector imposed labour cost reduction measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, including 37 per cent who enacted permanent layoffs. The division of Energy Safety Canada surveyed 300 energy industry workers[…]
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is affecting Peterborough’s employment numbers, and not in a good way. “Unfortunately we are the second-highest rate of unemployment out of any city in Canada,” said Karen Wilson, executive director at Employment Planning & Counselling in Peterborough, Ont. According to Statistics Canada, Peterborough’s unemployment rate for October was 11.7 per[…]
According to Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED), as of Oct. 20, there were 486 active job postings in the City of Peterborough. Rhonda Keenan, president and chief executive officer of PKED told Global News Peterborough that the number of openings changes every day as new postings are created and jobs are filled,[…]