Canadian job vacancies have reached another all-time high Statistics Canada says the job vacancy rate stands at 5.7% for the second quarter of 2022. Statistics Canada has released results of the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey report for the second quarter of 2022. Overall, vacancies were up 4.7% from the first quarter of 2022 and 42.3% higher than the second quarter of 2021. By Edana Robitaille
Canadian job vacancies continue climbing to new record heights in June A snapshot of job vacancies across Canada for June 2022. Statistics Canada recently released its monthly update on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for June 2022. By Vimal Sivakumar
Canada still has over one million job vacancies While Canada continues to experience high job vacancies, the employment rate is decreasing in most sectors for the first time since May 2021. Statistics Canada has released its monthly payroll employment, earnings, hours, and job vacancy report for May 2022. Based on the report, the number of employees in Canada receiving pay or benefits from their employer has decreased for the first time since May 2021. By Edana Robitaille
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Canada’s unemployment rate drops below 5%, the lowest in Canadian history Canada's labour force shrank in June, largely due to people age 55 and older leaving the labour force. June’s Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada shows Canada’s labour market is still tightening, making it difficult for Canadian employers to find workers. By Shelby Thevenot
Overall job vacancies in Canada continue to increase Statistics Canada reports that job vacancies are still reaching all-time highs across Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s latest report on job vacancies, payroll and earnings, employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about 1 million job positions at the beginning of April, up 2.4% from the previous months and almost 45% from April last year (not seasonally adjusted). Statistics Canada indicated that the increase in April is […] By Julia Hornstein
Canada’s high job vacancy rate means immigration will be even more critical to the labour market in the future As Canada rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is increasingly reliant on immigration to fill large gaps in the labour force. Canada’s unemployment rate is at a record low of 5.1%, resulting in significant worker shortages. Job vacancies are more than 80% higher than they were pre-pandemic. By Edana Robitaille
Canada sees record-high job vacancies in the first quarter of 2022 High job vacancies coupled with low unemployment make for a tight labour market in Canada. Job vacancies in Canada climbed to 957,500 in the first quarter, the highest quarterly number on record according to Statistics Canada. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada’s unemployment rate down to record-low 5.1% Demand for workers is booming in Canada as unemployment declines and job vacancies rise. Canada’s unemployment rate hit a new record-low of 5.1%, the lowest point it’s been since comparable data became available in 1976. By Shelby Thevenot
