Employment

Economic Indicators

Job vacancies, quits plunge in stark sign of cooling trend in U.S. labour market

The Federal Reserve will likely welcome Tuesday's data

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |August 29, 2023

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Economic Indicators

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world this week

Bank earnings continue, with jobs and GDP data later in the week

By The Canadian Press |August 28, 2023

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Economic Indicators

Wages, productivity pose threat to inflation fight

Rising labour costs could mean a harder economic hit to curb inflation, Scotia report says

By James Langton |August 21, 2023

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Economic Indicators

Number of Americans applying for jobless aid rises, but not enough to cause concern

Outside tech layoffs early this year, companies have mostly been retaining workers

By Matt Ott, The Associated Press |August 10, 2023

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Economic Indicators

Half of Canadian firms plan to add employees this year: survey

Nearly three-quarters of hiring execs say they feel positive about the hiring outlook for second half of 2023

By Staff |August 9, 2023

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Economic Indicators

U.S. employers add 187,000 jobs in July, unemployment dips to 3.5%

Average hourly wages rose faster than expected and will likely worry the Fed

By The Associated Press |August 4, 2023

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Market Insights

U.S. job openings fall to lowest level in 2 years as demand for workers cools

Data suggests the labour market is slowly normalizing from post-pandemic extremes

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |August 1, 2023

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Economic Indicators

Workers would defer retirement if they could: StatsCan

Reducing hours and stress could entice older workers to stay employed, survey finds

By James Langton |August 1, 2023

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Economic Indicators

TD report presents “cautionary tale” of rapid increase in immigration

Boost to growth may be having unintended consequences on other parts of the economy and society

By James Langton |July 26, 2023

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Economic Indicators

U.K. wages are rising at a record pace. That makes higher interest rates more likely

Expectations of higher borrowing rates are having a knock-on effect across lending markets

By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press |July 11, 2023

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