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The problem is that the unemployment rate is an insufficient statistic, despite all the attention it gets. Sure, it tabulates the number of men and women who are actively job-hunting....

Now researchers say they have found a positive impact on mental health on moving from unemployment to a paid job, and that this boost is gained from working up to...

For generations, Canadians have relied on the unemployment rate to tell them how their economy is doing. Today, however, a variety of demographic and economic factors have conspired to undermine...

Not only is work plentiful, but it is also, on average, getting better. Capitalism is improving workers’ lot faster than it has in years, as tight labour markets enhance their...

Canada's labour market delivered a surprise Friday with its biggest one-month employment surge since 1976, when the government started collecting comparable data. The country added 106,500 net jobs in April,...

New psychology research highlights how unemployment can place a psychological burden on people by frustrating access to several psychological needs, such as a sense of purpose....

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says 31% of graduates are overeducated for the job they are doing. For those graduating before 1992, the number was only 22%, but this...

In theory, the path to employment providing financial security in adulthood is simple: finish high school, enroll in and complete college or training that is affordable and a good fit,...

Direct employment in Canada’s oil and gas sector is expected to fall by more than 12,000 jobs this year, according to a new report from PetroLMI due to factors including...

Canada's economy added 56,000 jobs in February, and most were full time, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Economists had been expecting a flat showing for the month, with a little over...