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L’Emploi au Québec (Juillet 2025) – Une perte nette de 15 000 emplois
En juillet, le marché de l’emploi au Québec a enregistré une perte nette de 15 000 postes, effaçant une partie des gains réalisés le mois précédent (+23 400). [O]n constate que le marché du travail québécois demeure relativement vigoureux pour les travailleurs dans la force de l’âge (25 à 54 ans), avec un taux de … Continue reading
US – Population of Older Adults Now Comparable to Population of Children
From 2004 to 2024, the age 65-and-over population increased in size while the child population decreased. Source: Population of Older Adults Now Comparable to Population of Children
Skills-First Approaches – A comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy
Talent shortages in the tech sector pose significant challenges for firms, workers and governments, hindering productivity, innovation, job satisfaction and economic growth. To address these shortages, this report emphasises the importance of a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy based on innovative policy actions. This includes adopting skills-first approaches to hiring, which prioritise specific skills over traditional qualifications, … Continue reading
Future of Jobs Report 2025 – Broadening digital access and Increasing cost of living are expected to be the most transformative trends
Technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the major drivers expected to shape and transform the global labour market by 2030. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 brings together the perspective of over 1,000 leading global employers—collectively representing more than 14 million workers … Continue reading
UI in US – Budgetary History and Projections by CBO
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system provides temporary weekly benefits to qualified workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. The system is run jointly by the states and the federal government. The states administer the system under federal laws and regulations, set regular benefit amounts, specify eligibility requirements, and distribute benefit payments. The … Continue reading
WEF’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 – Fastest-growing jobs: big data specialists, fintech engineers and AI and machine learning specialists
Broadening digital access is reshaping the world of work, according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025. The fastest-growing jobs between now and the end of the decade include big data specialists, fintech engineers and AI and machine learning specialists.Other professions are declining quickly, including various clerical roles and administrative assistants. The … Continue reading
Lower-wage industries in Canada – Disproportionately impacted by the recent softening in labour demand
Lower-wage industries in Canada with more younger workers have been disproportionately impacted by the recent softening in labour demand, while higher-wage sectors have emerged as clear winners in a jobs market redefined by the pandemic. One silver lining in the Canadian labour market after the pandemic lockdowns was the strong demand for professional, scientific, and … Continue reading
The Future of Good Jobs in US – Projections through 2031 by CEW Georgetown
Future job market trends will favor workers with higher levels of education and training, resulting in fewer jobs for workers with a high school diploma or less, and more jobs for workers with college degrees and certificates. Even against a backdrop of economic uncertainty—driven by high inflation and interest rates, generative AI, international conflicts, changing … Continue reading
Talent Mobility – Up to 800 million professionals around the world who may actively looking for job abroad
What a study of 150,000 people in 188 countries tells us about where people will move for work—and why. Where Do People Want to Go? In 2023, Australia, which has been steadily rising through the ranks since we initiated this series, finally topped the list of desirable country destinations. Why Do People Choose a Specific … Continue reading
Technologies – Will likely accelerate the de-routinization of work
Frontier technologies are likely to accelerate the de-routinization of work The rapid evolution of new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), has sparked questions about whether these emerging frontier technologies might increasingly substitute employees performing complex tasks. In contrast to such fears, a new IZA discussion paper by Melanie Arntz, Sabrina Genz, Terry Gregory, Florian Lehmer … Continue reading
Teacher in US – Low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future
Public K-12 teachers express low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future of U.S. education. Public K-12 teachers are stressed about their jobs, and few are optimistic about the future of education. Fully 52% of public K-12 teachers say they would not advise a young person starting out today to become a teacher. … Continue reading
Living Wages – ILO has reached an agreement on the issue
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reached an agreement on the issue of the living wage. The agreement, reached during a Meeting of Experts on wage policies , in February, was endorsed by the ILO’s Governing Body at their session on Wednesday 13 March. The experts agreed that decent wages are central to economic and … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada – Surging population growth and GDP is on track to post a 7th consecutive per-capita decline
The Canadian labour market data is notoriously volatile, but details underlying the January upside employment growth (and downside unemployment rate) surprise were also firm. The increase in hours worked is consistent with GDP ticking higher early in 2024, and adds to early signs that housing markets have perked up. Growth in the economy still looks … Continue reading
Le Moniteur de l’emploi dans Le Devoir – Le processus de consultation sur l’immigration doit être bonifié
Le Québec fait face à un défi démographique sans précédent. L’encre du nouveau plan triennal de l’immigration n’est pas encore sèche que celui-ci est déjà largement caduc. Ce que le premier ministre du Québec, François Legault, dénonce dans sa lettre à son homologue fédéral, Justin Trudeau, au sujet des résidents temporaires, était prévisible et prévu … Continue reading
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