Job market – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:41:04 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Job market – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Despite gains, Canadian job market weaker than it looks https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/despite-gains-in-september-job-market-weaker-than-it-looks/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:40:41 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=231551 Almost all the gains were in the historically volatile education sector, economist explains

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U.S. employers add a surprising 336,000 jobs in September https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/u-s-employers-add-a-surprising-336000-jobs-in-september/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:37:04 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=231548 This sustained strength makes it likelier that the Federal Reserve will raise its key rate again before year's end

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Employment insurance ranks rise: StatsCan https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/employment-insurance-ranks-rise-statscan/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:16:02 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=231003 Number of workers collecting jobless benefits jumped 6% in July

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U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-fall-to-lowest-level-in-nearly-8-months/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:23:22 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230997 Labour market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates

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Job vacancies decline, wage growth pressures ease in Q2 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/job-vacancies-decline-wage-growth-pressures-ease-in-q2/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:00:37 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230911 Signs of labour market slack emerge in the second quarter, StatsCan says

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BoC likely done raising interest rates, despite job gains last month: economists https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/boc-likely-done-raising-rates-despite-job-gains-last-month-economists/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:18:21 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230554 Overall economic trends point to a slowdown

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U.S. adds 187,000 jobs in August https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/u-s-adds-187000-jobs-in-august/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:50:26 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230331 The U.S. Labor Department also finds that wage gains are easing, a trend that may signal cooling inflation pressures

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Biden pitches his economic policies as key to a revival of manufacturing jobs https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/biden-pitches-his-economic-policies-as-key-to-a-revival-of-manufacturing-jobs/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:38:34 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229562 In re-election speeches, U.S. president says his agenda has triggered a resurgence in factory work

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Unemployment rate ticks up to 5.5% in July as job creation lags population growth https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/unemployment-rate-ticks-up-to-5-5-in-july-as-job-creation-lags-population-growth/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:37:35 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229486 Wage growth rebounded in July, rising 5% year over year

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Weekly applications for U.S. jobless aid tick up from five-month low https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/weekly-applications-for-u-s-jobless-aid-tick-up-from-five-month-low/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:46:46 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229443 The four-week moving average of claims, a less-volatile measure, fell by 5,500 applications to 228,250

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