Presents a historical look at the labor market, with an emphasis on Canada. The move from an agricultural society to an industrial one; The replacement of people with machines; How manufacturing has been particularly hard hit; The common sociological profile that communities that riot share; ...
Before the pandemic, labour market performance gaps between Canadians and immigrants were either closing or remaining steady. In a recent report, Statistics Canada compared immigrant and Canadian employment and wages between 2000 and 2019. They found the outcomes differed depending on which outcome t...
Caranci said she’s focused on the job market as one of the key metrics to gauge the timing ofBank of Canada rate cuts. The central bank held its key rate steady at five per cent this week, saying it needs to see sustained downward momentum in core inflation before considering cuts. Ma...
A reader of mine passed along a link to an article discussing some issues that firms and workers are facing in the Canadian labor market; seeThe widening gap in Canada’s labour market. A fault line is splintering Canada’s labour market into those who can’t find work and those who can...
Another month dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic spelled another four weeks of little change for Canada’s construction labour market. Statistics Canada released the country’s October Labour Force Survey Nov. 6, which showed the industry added approximately 8,400 jobs last month. The 0.6 per ce...
"Work While in High School in Canada: Its Labour Market and Educational Attainment Effects," Canadian Journal of Economics. 39 (2006) 1125-1150.Parent, D. (2006). Work while in high school in Canada: Its labour market and educational attainment effects. Canadian Economics Association , 39 ,...
In addition to statistics that are used for the calibration, in the third panel in Table 2, we report other labour market statistics that are helpful in assessing the ability of the model to account for female labour supply behaviour. The model captures well the increase in the participation ...
A couple of days ago, after looking at employment patterns among recent graduate using Ontario graduate survey data, I promised a look at broader youth labour market data. I now wish I hadn’t promised that because Statistics Canada’s CANSIM database is an ungodly mess and has got significa...
Labour Statistics Canada pointed to new jobs in British Columbia and Ontario as the main contributors to the rise in employment in December. PHOTO: Adobe Stock/RCP The construction labour market finished strong in 2019, posting a considerable 17,000-position gain in December. ...
(2019). The post-secondary experience and early labour market outcomes of international study permit holders. Statistics Canada Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series (Catalogue no. 11F0019M — No. 431). https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2019019-eng.pdf Gallope...