Labour market | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/labour-market/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:57:02 +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 Labour market | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/labour-market/ 32 32 Canadian, U.S. markets slide amid risk-off day as precious metal prices decline https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadian-u-s-markets-slide-amid-risk-off-day-as-precious-metal-prices-decline/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:57:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531225 Sharp drops for big tech companies yanked the U.S. market lower

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]]> U.S. job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-fall-to-6-5-million-fewest-since-2020/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:54:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531138 Employers have added just 28,000 jobs a month since March

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]]> Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/trump-nominates-government-economist-to-lead-bureau-of-labor-statistics/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:19:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530820 Previous head was fired after a disappointing jobs report last year

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]]> U.S. applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-a-proxy-for-layoffs-tick-down-to-209000-last-week/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:55:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530572 Several high-profile companies have announced job cuts in the past year

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]]> U.S. applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to a still-low 200,000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-inch-up-last-week-to-a-still-low-200000/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:36:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530029 Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, the U.S. government reported

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]]> Canada to see a ‘year of resilience and opportunity’: Vanguard https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canada-to-see-a-year-of-resilience-and-opportunity-vanguard/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:15:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529951 AI will contribute to 1.6% GDP growth this year, a stronger labour market and mid-2% core inflation

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