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Apprentices and Red Seal certifications see unexplained drop-off

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-13
Ottawa - Total registrations in apprenticeship training programs across Canada declined 1.0% from the previous year to 426,283 in 2011, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. This was the first decline since 2008.

Employment among people aged 55 and over rose by 34,000 in May

Source: Daily News | 2013-06-11
Ottawa - Following little change the previous month, employment rose by 95,000 in May 2013, with most of the increase in full-time work, according to the latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada. This employment gain pushed the...

Employment in manufacturing increased in April in the first gain since last June

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-10
Ottawa - Following a decline the previous month, employment was little changed in April 2013 and the unemployment rate remained at 7.2%, according to the latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada.

Where's the job growth in mid-sized cities - and where's the stagnancy?

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-06
Ottawa – Nearly half of the 46 mid-sized Canadian cities covered in The Conference Board of Canada’s first Mid-Sized Cities Outlook 2013 have not recovered all the jobs lost during the recession, based on historical economic data...

Saskatchewan announces $1 million in funding for trades and technology centre

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-23
Regina, SK - Saskatchewan's Advanced Education Minister Don Morgan has announced that the provincial government is providing $1 million in design funding through its 2013-14 budget to Parkland Regional College for a new Trades and Technology...

Surveys ask: Is there really a labour shortage in Canada?

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-22
Ottawa - Is there a skilled labour shortage in Canada? Many employers say there is, but even some business surveys and the government’s own research suggests the evidence is at best slim and sporadic.

Number of EI recipients fell in January

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-22
Ottawa - In January 2013, Statistics Canada reports that the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell for the third consecutive month, down 8,500 (-1.6%) to 531,100. Compared with January 2012, the number of...

Study: Productivity and economic growth continue to slow down

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-22
Ottawa - Growth in economic output and labour productivity in the business sector slowed considerably in every province between 2000 and 2010 compared with the late 1990s, according to a new study from Statistics Canada.

Dim labour report shows US employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, fewest in 9 months

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-09
Washington, DC - A streak of robust job growth came to a halt in March 2013, signalling that US employers may have grown cautious in a fragile economy.

Bank of Canada survey shows business leaders' increasing pessimism

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-08
Toronto -- The Canadian dollar closed lower on April 8, 2013, losing ground for a second trading day as a glum survey from corporate Canada added to a big disappointment from the latest employment data.

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