Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:13:07 +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 Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ 32 32 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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]]> Fed set to cut rate this week, but may signal a pause to come https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fed-set-to-cut-rate-this-week-but-may-signal-a-pause-to-come/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:22:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527297 U.S. central bank may get clearer jobs and inflation picture in January when backlogged data is released

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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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]]> Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as job cuts stay low https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fewer-americans-sought-unemployment-benefits-last-week-as-job-cuts-stay-low/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:25:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526365 For now, the U.S. job market appears stuck in a “low-hire, low-fire” state

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]]> U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-employers-added-surprisingly-solid-119000-jobs-in-september/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:34:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525928 Unemployment rate rose to 4.4% as more people entered the labour market

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]]> U.S. Labor Department won’t release full Oct. jobs report, amid federal shutdown https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-labor-department-wont-release-full-oct-jobs-report-amid-federal-shutdown/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:13:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525861 The jobs numbers have lately been contentious

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]]> Another month of surprise job gains reinforces BoC’s rate hold: economists https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/another-month-of-surprise-job-gains-reinforces-bocs-rate-hold-economists/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:21:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524869 Economy adds 67,000 jobs for second straight month of surprise job gains

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