When it comes to summer employment for youths, a normal year would yield a wide array of openings in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. However, 2021 isn’t a normal year as the pandemic forges on and a current stay-at-home order with restrictions remains in place across Ontario. That said, there are still jobs out there[…]
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,[…]
A new survey suggests Peterborough-area employers are expecting a “cautious” hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2020. The latest Manpower Group Employment Outlook Survey shows that five per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter. Another 10 per cent anticipate cutbacks. Read more: Canada adds 246K new jobs in August,[…]
A new survey suggests Peterborough area employers are expecting another “flat” hiring climate for the third quarter of this year. It follows a trend of a survey in March by the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. For the third quarter, the report says 15 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter[…]
Peterborough-area employers are expecting a slow-paced hiring climate in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a new employment outlook survey. The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, released on Tuesday, shows that only seven per cent of area employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter. Another seven per cent anticipate cutbacks, while 83 per[…]
[ad_1] With the jobless rate in Peterborough hovering around six per cent and a job fair Wednesday in nearby Lakefield, it was no surprise the turnout at the Village Legion was a healthy one. Even high school students took advantage of the four-hour event. READ MORE: Nova Scotia Works and YMCA host inaugural LGBTQ+ friendly[…]
[ad_1] The development at the corner of Highway 35 and Colborne Street in Lindsay, Ont., has been in the works for years and is shaping up to be one of the town’s largest-ever commercial projects, but no one knows yet what the new site will hold. It has long been speculated that a big box[…]