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 After a string of recent positive surprises, Canada crashed back to reality in July by shedding 9,000 mostly full-time jobs, nudging the unemployment rate up to 8%, according to government data released Friday. A 139,000 drop in...

Employment grew at the fastest pace in four years in April as businesses ramped up hiring, suggesting the economic recovery was growing less dependent on government support says Reuters. Employers added 290,000 jobs last month, the Labor...

 Canada's economy continued to sputter in October, creating a tiny 3,000 new jobs — just enough to push the unemployment rate below eight per cent. The jobless rate edged one-tenth of a point lower to 7.9 per cent, returning to the...

  S elf-employment swelled last year as the labour market softened, but  a study Monday suggests  it wasn't solely due to layoffs in the private sector. The number of self-employed in Canada grew by more than 100,000, or 4.3 per...

Canadian cities with a positive near-term employment outlook are balanced by those with negative prospects, leading to a "mixed" reading on the February help-wanted index from the Conference Board of Canada.   The board...

 The job situation is starting to look better for grownups. But college and high school kids could be in for a long, disappointing summer. While Friday's employment report is expected to show employers added the greatest number of jobs in...

 The number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance benefits fell in July from the previous month, the first drop in 11 months. The Statistics Canada report released Monday also showed a decline in the numbers renewing or filing new...

We all know the job market is bad, but as CBC reports, young people have been hardest hit by rising unemployment in British Columbia, according to data released Friday by Statistics Canada. Employment figures for June show a loss of...