Labour Force Survey
Canada’s private sector job growth looks grim
Canada needs its private sector to start hiring, and soon. The public sector can’t carry the weight on its own.
Zooming out on the global economy
April 13: The new picture of Canadian job growth, breaking down Conservative economic policy, and watching the world’s cash pile
Watching Janet Yellen
March 16: All eyes are on the American central banker in the lead-up to the Fed’s next interest rate announcement. Plus, Etsy goes public and Blackberry goes secure
Your Friday economic pick-me-up
March 6: Just joking! As part-time work outpaces full-time jobs, Canadians are racking up the household debt, and fast. Plus, Super Bowl ads and eurozone optimism
As eurozone talks stall, fears of a Greek exit
Feb. 17: Friday offers one more chance to reach a deal. Plus, B.C. holds onto a surplus, and the Japanese hold onto their flip phones
There’s no reason to doubt Statistics Canada’s August jobs report
Despite the concerns of some very well-respected economists, Statistics Canada’s job numbers are sound.
Statistics Canada rewrote our story on Statistics Canada
The federal agency submitted its own version of our story on its botched July job numbers
How StatsCan lost 42,000 jobs with the stroke of a key
A minor computer update became a national embarrassment
4 things students need to know about employment right now
See what sectors and regions have jobs
Canada is a job juggernaut — except in manufacturing
Employment grew 6X more than expected in February, but mostly it was the service sector
Good news on employment, bad news on Canadian productivity
A guide to today’s labour market releases
Students continue to find work
For second month in a row student job numbers improve