Tailor-made LMI for career-related decisions
To meet Canadians’ diverse needs, LMI must consider not only who is using the information, but why they are using it....
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Students need labour market information. Here’s what they’re asking for
Students are seeking job outlooks over a five-year period and information about future skills – but they don't always know where to look....
Jobs go unfilled in oilfields as workers walk away from volatile job market
In recent years, companies have laid off thousands of workers to grapple with ever-changing commodity prices and investment levels....
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and why we should care about it
Just as the computer and the information age changed the world of work forever, the fourth industrial revolution is once again changing current workplaces across industries with the creation and...
July jobs data suggests hurdles remain on the road to Canada’s economic recovery
While employers added 94,000 (mostly full-time) positions last month, the figures fell short of expectations....
Number of Canadians employed by oil and gas sector falls by 14,000, data shows
The impact of COVID-19, low oil prices and capital spending cuts has led to job losses....
COVID-19 pushed 22 million out of job market in major economies
Labour markets in developed nations have recovered only half of the loss of employment they suffered in the pandemic, with the young and low-skilled hurt most, according to the OECD....
Some salaries up ‘drastically’ as Canada feels impact of labour shortages
After leaving millions jobless in the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is once again upending the labour market. And this time, workers may have the upper hand....
Employers to hire more contract workers as economy emerges from pandemic: poll
Nearly 70% of Canadian employers surveyed by human resources firm Ceridian say they will hire more freelance or contract workers in the next two years....
As the pandemic recedes, millions of workers are saying ‘I quit’
In normal times, people quitting jobs in large numbers signals a healthy economy with plentiful jobs. But these are not normal times. The pandemic led to the worst U.S. recession in...