unemployment

Novembre 23, 2017 9:23AM

Nearly half of Ontario urban areas had fewer jobs last year than in 2008

Steve Lafleur

Job-creation in London, Greater Sudbury and Thunder Bay was negative.

Étiquettes:

jobs, employment, unemployment, job creation, ontario jobs, ontario economy, kathleen wynne

Septembre 11, 2017 5:00AM

Quebec unemployment rate now lower than Ontario’s

Livio Di Matteo

Ontario’s net debt will rise to a projected $336 billion.

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, philippe couillard, ontario economy, debt and deficits, ontario debt, unemployment, jobs, ontario government spending

Septembre 2, 2017 7:30AM

Canada has lower job-growth, higher unemployment rate than U.S. over three years

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The Atlantic provinces comprise four of the five lowest ranked Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions.

Étiquettes:

labour, canadian labour market, Job growth, job creation, unemployment, employment, workers, labour day

Juillet 21, 2017 12:41PM

Jobless in Seattle

William Watson

The effect of the sharply rising minimum wage has been sharply rising joblessness among Seattle’s low-wage workers.

Étiquettes:

minimum wage, unemployment, seattle, unemployment insurance, low-wage workers

Mai 18, 2017 3:00AM

Government’s plan for Northern Ontario fails to deliver

Livio Di Matteo

Population is not growing, employment is shrinking, and new investment spending has shrunk.

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario government, northern ontario, investment spending, employment, unemployment, population growth, ontario public sector, sudbury

Janvier 3, 2017 3:00AM

Eastern Ontario—more than its share of economic pain over the past decade

Ben Eisen

Between 2010 and 2015, average annual employment growth in eastern Ontario was negative at -0.6 per cent.

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario economy, unemployment, jobs

Décembre 21, 2016 9:39AM

Lack of growth, not inequality, is Alberta’s biggest problem

Steve Lafleur

Province’s unemployment rate has hit nine per cent.

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, alberta advantage, alberta economy, unemployment, alberta taxes

Décembre 20, 2016 9:03AM

Post-recession economic recovery quite tepid in southwestern Ontario

Ben Eisen

Employment in the region remains below pre-recession levels.

Étiquettes:

ontario economy, unemployment, jobs, kathleen wynne, windsor, manufacturing

Août 18, 2016 11:07AM

Errors and faulty arguments underlie argument for $15 minimum wage

Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur, Hugh MacIntyre

In reality, 50 per cent of minimum wage earners in Alberta live with parents or other relatives.

Étiquettes:

minimum wage, minimum hourly wage, alberta government, unemployment, low-skilled workers, low income cut off

Octobre 21, 2015 4:00AM

Poor policies largely drive Ontario’s lagging labour market performance

Jason Clemens, Philip Cross

Ontario’s unemployment rate has been above the national average every year since 2007.

Étiquettes:

unemployment, labour market, ontario

Formulaire de recherche

unemployment

Nearly half of Ontario urban areas had fewer jobs last year than in 2008

Quebec unemployment rate now lower than Ontario’s

Canada has lower job-growth, higher unemployment rate than U.S. over three years

Jobless in Seattle

Government’s plan for Northern Ontario fails to deliver

Eastern Ontario—more than its share of economic pain over the past decade

Lack of growth, not inequality, is Alberta’s biggest problem

Post-recession economic recovery quite tepid in southwestern Ontario

Errors and faulty arguments underlie argument for $15 minimum wage

Poor policies largely drive Ontario’s lagging labour market performance