Employment | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/employment/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Employment | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/employment/ 32 32 Payroll employment stagnant in October; EI recipients edge up https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/payroll-employment-stagnant-in-october-ei-recipients-edge-up/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:23:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528087 Average weekly earnings rose to $1,312: Statistics Canada

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]]> Canada’s sector outlooks grim, amid headwinds: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadas-sector-outlooks-grim-amid-headwinds-fitch/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:48:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527841 Widespread downgrades not forecast, as companies have buffers

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]]> U.S. gains 64,000 jobs in November after losing 105,000 in October https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-gains-64000-jobs-in-november-after-losing-105000-in-october/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:13:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527825 Unemployment rate rises to 4.6%, the highest level since 2021

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]]> U.S. jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-jobless-benefit-applications-jump-to-236000/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:09:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527497 At the same time, continuing claims are at their lowest level since April

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]]> U.S. job openings barely budged in October, coming in just below 7.7 million https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-job-openings-barely-budged-in-october-coming-in-just-below-7-7-million/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:00:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527323 Layoffs rose to almost 1.9 million, the most since January 2023

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]]> Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate on Wednesday https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/bank-of-canada-expected-to-hold-key-rate-on-wednesday/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:24:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527198 Decision will weigh strong job reports against slowing economy, inflation 'noise'

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]]> U.S. jobless claims fall to 191,000, lowest since September 2022 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-jobless-claims-fall-to-191000-lowest-since-september-2022/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:18:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527106 Labour markets remain "frozen," economist says, while inflation is still above the Fed's target

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]]> Economy adds 54,000 jobs in ‘perplexing’ November labour report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-added-54000-jobs-in-november-unemployment-rate-drops-to-6-5/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:26:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527092 The job gains were concentrated in part-time positions: Statistics Canada

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]]> U.S. filings for jobless benefits fall to lowest level since September 2022 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-filings-for-jobless-benefits-fall-to-lowest-level-since-september-2022/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:02:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527019 The report potentially complicates the Fed’s upcoming rate decision

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]]> Weak payrolls should prompt Fed cut: NBF https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/weak-payrolls-should-prompt-fed-cut-nbf/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:47:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526920 Small business employment slumping, new data shows

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