Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:56:41 +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 Canada, U.S. stock markets rise as jobs data from both countries came into focus https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-u-s-stock-markets-rise-as-jobs-data-from-both-countries-came-into-focus/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:07:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529128 Investors see jobs data as boosting chance of rate cuts

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]]> Sluggish hiring persists in December but U.S. unemployment slips to 4.4% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sluggish-hiring-persists-in-december-but-u-s-unemployment-slips-to-4-4/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:26:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528993 Economy continues to grow, with Atlanta Fed projecting 2.7% increase in Q4

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]]> Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/unemployment-rate-jumps-to-6-8-in-december-despite-job-gain/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:02:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528987 Economy added 8,200 jobs last month, but labour force also grew

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]]> U.S. job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring remains sluggish https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-slide-to-2nd-lowest-level-in-5-years-as-hiring-remains-sluggish/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:33:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528840 The “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, labour department report suggests

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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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]]> 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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