Saskatchewan sees job numbers rise in 2018

Saskatchewan sees job numbers rise in 2018

in Jan 04, 2019

[ad_1] Saskatchewan’s job growth rate in 2018 ranked second among provinces at 1.9 per cent. The province saw strong gains for a fifth consecutive month. Year-over-year employment increased by 10,900 jobs from December 2017. The job gains were driven entirely by full-time employment with an increase of 13,300 full-time jobs – major gains in the[…]

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London-St. Thomas jobless rate rises to 5% to end 2018 – London

London-St. Thomas jobless rate rises to 5% to end 2018 – London

in Jan 04, 2019

[ad_1] London ended 2018 on a sour note on the job front. New figures released by Stats Canada show London’s unemployment rate rose to five per cent to end the year, up from 4.8 per cent in November. The city lost 1,200 jobs in December as the size of the labour force declined while the[…]

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Job cuts ahead: Layoff protection for Manitoba’s civil servants about to end – Winnipeg

Job cuts ahead: Layoff protection for Manitoba’s civil servants about to end – Winnipeg

in Dec 30, 2018

[ad_1] More public-sector job cuts appear to be coming in Manitoba and a long-standing ban on civil service layoffs is about to expire. Premier Brian Pallister, in his third year of a promise to eliminate the deficit by 2024, says he is not planning any large-scale layoffs, but some trimming remains to be done, largely[…]

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