Here's a Quick Glance at Unemployment Rates for September, by Canadian City

Youth Unemployment at 15-Year High in September

Canada’s youth unemployment rate in September reached 14.7 percent, which is the highest level since 2010, excluding the pandemic period. The youth unemployment rate grew 0.2 percentage points in September, up from 14.5 percent in August, making September’s rate the highest in 15 years, StatCan said in its September Labour Force Survey released Oct. 10. Compared to the same time last year, youth unemployment grew by 1.2 percentage points. “The i…

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the […]

Unemployment rate in Belleville-Quinte West decreases

The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.1 per cent in September after the Canadian economy added a better-than-expected 60-thousand jobs in September. Statistics Canada says the gains were concentrated in full-time work — as roughly 100-thousand full-time jobs more than offset a drop in part-time work. The unemployment rate for the Belleville-Quinte West Census Metropolitan area which includes Belleville, Quinte West, Deseronto-Tyendin…

BCREA: CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT SEE GAINS IN OCTOBER

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Canadian employment increased by 0.3 per cent from the previous month, gaining 60,000 jobs to 21.015 million in September. The employment rate rose by 0.1 points to 60.6 per cent, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.1 per cent. Average hourly wages rose 3.3 per cent year-over-year to $36.78 last month. Employment in B.C. rose by 0.3 per cent to 2.944 million, gaining 7,800 jobs in September. Employment in Metro…