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Job Vacancies in Canada, Q4-2016 – Up 6.3% with job vacancy rate at 2.4%
Job vacancies rose 6.3% from the fourth quarter of 2015 to 375,000 in the fourth quarter, following little year-over-year change in the third quarter. Meanwhile, the job vacancy rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 2.4%. Compared with the third quarter of 2016, the number of job vacancies (unadjusted for seasonality) fell by 6.6% in Canada, while the job vacancy rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points. These quarter-to-quarter … Continue reading
Job vacancies in Canada – The job vacancy rate in the energy sector was more than twice as high as all sectors combined in 2011
Statistics Canada has measured the concept of job vacancies several ways since the 1960s, namely, using the Help Wanted Index from 1962 to 2003, the Job Vacancy Survey from 1971 to 1978, the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) from 1999 to 2006 and since 2011, the Job Vacancy Statistics (JVS) produced from the Business Payrolls … Continue reading
Canada – 5.7 unemployed people for every job vacancy (April 2015)
Businesses reported 243,000 job vacancies in April, little changed compared with April 2014. For every job vacancy, there were 5.7 unemployed people, down from 6.2 recorded 12 months earlier. The national job vacancy rate was 1.6% in April, similar to the rate posted one year earlier. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at The Daily — Job vacancies in brief, three-month average ending in April … Continue reading
Canada for March 2015 – 5.9 Unemployed people for every job vacancy
Canadian businesses reported 232,000 job vacancies in March, up 23,000 compared with 12 months earlier. For every job vacancy, there were 5.9 unemployed people, down from 6.7 in March 2014. This decline in the ratio was the result of both fewer unemployed people and more job vacancies. Unemployment-to-job vacancies ratio declines in four provinces In Quebec, there were 6.6 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down from 10.0 in March 2014, … Continue reading
Job Vacancies in February in Canada – 5.9 Unemployed people for every job vacancy
Canadian businesses reported 220,000 job vacancies in February, up 28,000 compared with February 2014. For every job vacancy, there were 5.9 unemployed people, down from 7.1 one year earlier. This decline in the ratio was the result of both fewer unemployed people and more job vacancies. The national job vacancy rate was 1.5% in February, up from 1.3% posted 12 months earlier. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read … Continue reading
Canada – Can employers provide information on job vacancies and occupations in high demand ?
The Workplace Survey was an experimental survey conducted in early 2012 by Statistics Canada. The survey was funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, now known as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The goal of the survey was to determine the ability of employers to provide information on a wide range of labour … Continue reading
Job vacancies in Canada in January 2015 – 5.5 Unemployed people for every job vacancy, down from 6.8 the same month one year earlier
Canadian businesses reported 225,000 job vacancies in January, up 33,000 compared with January 2014. For every job vacancy, there were 5.5 unemployed people, down from 6.8 the same month one year earlier. This decline in the ratio was the result of both fewer unemployed people and more job vacancies. The national job vacancy rate was 1.5% in January, up from 1.3% recorded 12 months earlier. For 2014 as a whole, … Continue reading
Job vacancies in Canada in December 2014 – 5.0 unemployed people for every job vacancy down from 6.2 a year before
Canadian businesses reported 233,000 job vacancies in December, up 30,000 compared with 12 months earlier. For every job vacancy, there were 5.0 unemployed people, down from 6.2 in December 2013. This decline in the ratio was the result of both fewer unemployed people and more job vacancies. Unemployment-to-job vacancies ratio declines in four provinces In Nova Scotia, there were 6.6 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down from 10.6 in … Continue reading
Canada – 4.8 unemployed people for every job vacancy in November 2014
Canadian businesses reported 247,000 job vacancies in November, an increase of 27,000 compared with November 2013. There were 4.8 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down from 5.6 a year earlier. This decline in the ratio was the result of both fewer unemployed people and more job vacancies. The national job vacancy rate was 1.6% in November, up from 1.5% recorded 12 months earlier. via The Daily — Job vacancies … Continue reading
Job Vacancy in May 2014 in Canada – 5.8 Unemployed people for every job vacancy
In May, there were 5.8 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down from 6.3 a year earlier, mostly a result of fewer unemployed people. There were 240,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses, relatively unchanged from May 2013. The national job vacancy rate was 1.6% in May, little changed from 12 months earlier. via The Daily — Job vacancies in brief, three-month average ending in May 2014.
Canada – 6.1 unemployed people for every job vacancy in April
In April, there were 227,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses, little changed compared with April 2013. There were 6.1 unemployed people for every job vacancy, also little changed compared with one year earlier. via The Daily — Job vacancies in brief, three-month average ending in April 2014.
Canada – 6.8 unemployed people for every job vacancy in March
Canadian businesses reported 206,000 job vacancies in March, down 17,000 compared with 12 months earlier. For every job vacancy, there were 6.8 unemployed people, up from 6.3 in March 2013, the result of fewer job vacancies. Unemployment-to-job vacancies ratio increases in Quebec and Saskatchewan In Quebec, there were 10.1 unemployed people for every job vacancy, up from 7.5 in March 2013, as there were fewer job vacancies in the province. Chosen … Continue reading
Jobs for Grads in UK – Nine in ten bosses say they can’t find good enough candidates
To many job-seeking graduates, it seems unbelievable – but a new survey suggests that many employers are struggling to fill their graduate vacancies for this year. With nearly nine in ten graduate employers admitting they have positions that they can’t find suitable candidates for, there could be hundreds of good quality, well-paid graduate roles currently … Continue reading
Job vacancies in Canada – 7.0 Unemployed people for every job vacancy in February, up from 6.3 one year earlier
There were 194,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses in February, a decline of 21,000 compared with February 2013. There were 7.0 unemployed people for every job vacancy, up from 6.3 one year earlier. This increase in the ratio of unemployment to job vacancy was mostly the result of the decline in job vacancies. The national job vacancy rate was 1.3% in February, down from 1.5% a … Continue reading
Job vacancies in Canada in January – 6.7 unemployed people for every job vacancy, compared with 6.4 one year earlier
In January, there were 193,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses, little changed compared with January 2013. There were 6.7 unemployed people for every job vacancy, compared with 6.4 one year earlier. The national job vacancy rate was 1.3% in January, compared with 1.4% recorded 12 months earlier. For 2013 as a whole, there was an average of 219,000 job vacancies per month among Canadian businesses, down from 252,000 in 2012 and 236,000 in 2011. For every job … Continue reading
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