4 d. ago New data shows the US job market was much weaker than thought in 2024, and this year as well

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the nation’s economy. Employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than originally reported from April 2024 through March, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The department issues the so-called benchmark revisions every […]

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8 d. ago Tariffs uncertainty feeds dismal unemployment numbers in Alberta, Calgary

Calgary labour market remains relatively stable, sees high participation rate despite national job turmoil

Economics

8 d. ago Hiring stalls in U.S. with companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labour market continued to cool due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July, the Labor Department said Friday, and came in below the roughly 80,000 economists had expected for August. The unemployment rate ticked up to […]

Economics

8 d. ago The U.S. job market stalled in August with unemployment ticking up to 4.3%

The job market in the United States showed another sign of cooling amid the ongoing trade war as unemployment ticked up in August to 4.3 per cent.

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8 d. ago Unemployment rate climbed to 7.1% in August as economy lost 66,000 jobs

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy lost jobs for the second month in a row as the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic period. Statistics Canada said Friday the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.1 per cent in August, its highest level since August 2021, as the economy lost […]

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9 d. ago Despite weaker U.S. job market data, stock markets are holding steady

Investors on Wall Street and other markets kept their heads cool as data in the United States showed more signs that the labour market is weakening.

Economics

2 w. ago Canada’s tech job market went from boom to bust in five years: Indeed

Canada’s tech job market has gone from boom to bust in a matter of years, a new study says. The research released Tuesday by job postings site Indeed says August openings in the sector posted on its platform were down 19 per cent from their early 2020 levels. “The Canadian tech world remains stuck in […]

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2 w. ago Canada’s tech job market has gone from boom to bust in last five years: Indeed

Canada’s tech job market has gone from boom to bust in a matter of years, a new study says. The research released Tuesday by job postings site Indeed says August openings in the sector posted on its platform were down 19 per cent from their early 2020 levels. “The Canadian tech world remains stuck in […]

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3 w. ago In a tough job market for new workers, networking and adaptability can make a difference

NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up as the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica, Stacey Watson didn’t see herself in the characters of the books she read. Now 28, she wants to be a book editor who helps promote a more diverse range of story protagonists so her nieces and other young people feel represented. But […]

Society

3 w. ago FIRST READING: Everything (except Mark Carney’s approval rating) is getting worse

Capital flight, an increasingly hollowed-out job market, and homes just keep getting more unaffordable

Transport