Labour Force Survey | 色狐入口 The Voice of Canadian Immigration Tue, 05 Dec 2023 21:46:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon-1.png Labour Force Survey | 色狐入口 32 32 Canada’s unemployment rate rises as November sees equal employment gains and losses /2023/12/canada-employment-gains-break-even-with-losses-in-november-as-national-unemployment-rises-1241727.html Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:00:35 +0000 /?p=41727 Statistics Canada recently released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for November 2023. The survey reveals a stalemate between employment gains and losses in Canada, as the national unemployment rate continues a five-month upward trajectory. Simultaneously, November鈥檚 LFS helped showcase barriers that newcomers particularly face when trying to enter Canada鈥檚 labour market鈥攅specially around their ability to […]

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]]> Low unemployment and high participation rate indicate persistent job vacancies in Canada /2023/10/low-unemployment-and-high-participation-rate-indicate-persistent-job-vacancies-in-canada-1040208.html Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:45:12 +0000 /?p=40208 Statistics Canada鈥檚 latest Labour Force Survey reveals signs of healthy employment, as the country鈥檚 economy continues to normalise after the COVID-19 pandemic. In the latest report covering September of 2023, Canada鈥檚 unemployment rate鈥攖he number of unemployed individuals in the country over the age of 15, divided by the country鈥檚 total labour force (population aged 15 […]

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]]> Gender wage gap study shows some improvement for immigrant women in Canada /2023/10/gender-wage-gap-study-shows-some-improvement-for-immigrant-women-in-canada-1039722.html Sun, 08 Oct 2023 13:00:04 +0000 /?p=39722 Statistics Canada has released a new study showing the Gender Wage Gap (GWG) for all women in Canada depending on their citizenship or immigration status. The GWG is the difference in hourly pay between Canadian-born men and women working in similar positions. The study further incorporated immigrant men and women into this wage comparison. To […]

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]]> Labour Force Survey: Employment in Canada held steady in February 2023 /2023/03/labour-force-survey-employment-in-canada-held-steady-in-february-2023-0333672.html Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:00:16 +0000 /?p=33672 According to Statistics Canada鈥檚 latest Labour Force Survey, employment in Canada stayed relatively the same (+22,000; +0.1%), following two monthly increases in December 2022 and January 2023. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0%, which is just shy of the record-low 4.9% that was seen in the […]

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]]> December 2022 Labour Force Survey: Employment across Canada rises by over 100,000 to wrap up the year /2023/01/december-2022-labour-force-survey-employment-across-canada-rises-by-over-100000-to-wrap-up-the-year-0132365.html Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:00:05 +0000 /?p=32365 According to the latest Labour Force Survey (December 2022) released by Statistics Canada, employment in Canada rose 0.5 percentage points over the month (+104,000 jobs), as the national unemployment rate dropped to 5.0% (-0.1% month-over-month). General employment trends across Canada Many immigrants to Canada come to this country seeking a better life, which often includes […]

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]]> Canadian employment up by 10,000 jobs in November 2022: Labour Force Survey /2022/12/canadian-employment-up-by-10000-jobs-in-november-2022-labour-force-survey-1232173.html Sun, 04 Dec 2022 14:00:31 +0000 /?p=32173 According to the latest Labour Force Survey (November 2022) released by Statistics Canada, women between 25 and 54 years of age (considered to be of core working age) experienced a rise in employment of 0.4%. Of particular interest, especially after Canada鈥檚 most recent Immigration Levels Plan (2023-2025) announced record-high immigration targets over the next several […]

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]]> Statistics Canada data shows that immigrants have a high rate of employment /2022/11/statistics-canada-data-shows-that-immigrants-have-a-high-rate-of-employment-1131798.html Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:00:07 +0000 /?p=31798 Statistics Canada has released the Labour Force Survey data for October 2022. Overall, the rate of unemployment has recovered from increases over May-September but is still consistent with September at 5.2%. The biggest gains in employment were in manufacturing, construction and accommodation and food services while employment decreased in wholesale and retail trade, as well […]

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]]> Employment rises as Canada鈥檚 labour force shrinks slightly /2022/10/employment-rises-as-canadas-labour-force-shrinks-slightly-1031343.html Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:00:30 +0000 /?p=31343 The national unemployment rate fell by 0.2% to 5.2% in September. Statistics Canada鈥檚 September Labour Force Survey revealed positive trends in the labour market around employment, while concerns loomed in the background regarding an aging population and ever-increasing retiree exits from the workforce. Schedule a Free Canadian Immigration Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm […]

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]]> IRCC’s #ImmigrationMatters campaign highlights the benefits of immigration /2022/09/irccs-immigrationmatters-campaign-highlights-the-benefits-of-immigration-0930583.html Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:00:48 +0000 /?p=30583 Since 2018聽Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been running its immigration matters campaign as part of IRCC鈥檚 efforts to raise awareness of the benefits of immigration about all the ways immigration enriches Canada. Also called #WelcomingWeek2022, IRCC runs this campaign both to educate Canadians on why immigration is so important, as well as make […]

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]]> Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record /2022/09/unemployment-rate-among-immigrants-is-the-lowest-of-any-august-on-record-0930617.html Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:00:09 +0000 /?p=30617 Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022. For the first time since data became available in 2015, there were fewer unemployed people (989,000) than job vacancies (1,038,000) in Canada. This is a huge revelation for job seekers, with over a third (38%) of businesses expecting that recruitment […]

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