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Canada’s employment growth slows in January due to Omicron

Canada, Canada employment rate, Canada labour market, Canadian Labour Market, coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, jobs in Canada, labour force, Labour Force Survey, work in CanadaBy sriic February 7, 2022

CIC News Canada’s employment growth slows in January due to Omicron The surge of Omicron cases in Canada forced businesses to close in January. As a result, Canada lost 200,000 jobs and unemployment rose to 6.5%. Statistics Canada’s newest Labour Force Survey captures Canada’s labour data from the week of January 9 to 15. By…

Canada added 55,000 jobs in December

Canada, Canada employment rate, Canada labour market, Canadian Labour Market, coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, jobs in Canada, labour force, Labour Force Survey, work in CanadaBy sriic January 8, 2022

CIC News Canada added 55,000 jobs in December Canada’s employment rose 55,000 in December, while unemployment was little changed. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey captured economic conditions during the week of December 5 to 11. The reference week was just before the Omicron variant became widespread in Canada, causing a surge in cases. Public health…