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Canadian Job Postings Through August 7: Momentum Cools

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Brendon Bernard - August 12, 2020

Woman sitting on sofa using laptop in her cozy loft apartment

State of the Labour Market

July Labour Force Survey: Recovery Continues, But At A Slower Pace

Line graph titled “Canadian job and hours worked continued their rebound in July.” With a vertical axis ranging from -30% to 0%, the graph shows the change since February 2020 (%, seasonally adjusted). It compares hours worked (main job) and employment. Both lines were flat at 0% from November 2019-February 2020. In February both lines drop significantly- with employment at -16% and hours worked at -28% in April 2020. Both lines rebounded since April, with employment rising up to -7% and hours worked up to -11%. Captions added post-publication.

Brendon Bernard - August 7, 2020

Line graph titled “Canadian job and hours worked continued their rebound in July.” With a vertical axis ranging from -30% to 0%, the graph shows the change since February 2020 (%, seasonally adjusted). It compares hours worked (main job) and employment. Both lines were flat at 0% from November 2019-February 2020. In February both lines drop significantly- with employment at -16% and hours worked at -28% in April 2020. Both lines rebounded since April, with employment rising up to -7% and hours worked up to -11%. Captions added post-publication.

Canadian Job Postings Through July 31: Maintaining Progress

Brendon Bernard - August 5, 2020

State of the Labour Market

July Labour Force Survey Preview: Tracking the Hardest-Hit Sectors

Line graph titled “Canadian employment remains down most in non-essential services”. With a vertical axis ranging from -60% to 10%, the graph shows the % employment change from Jan 2020 to Jun 2020 in all industries (Total), in Information, culture and recreation, in Accomodation and food services, and in Other services (ex public administration). All 4 lines were around 0% through January and started to drop in February and through April. Accommodation and food services took the largest drop with -50% in April, while the other three remained above -30%. By June 2020, Total was at -9%, Other services was at -16%, Information, culture and recreation was at -17%, and Accommodation and food services was at -33%. Caption added post-publication.

Brendon Bernard - August 5, 2020

Line graph titled “Canadian employment remains down most in non-essential services”. With a vertical axis ranging from -60% to 10%, the graph shows the % employment change from Jan 2020 to Jun 2020 in all industries (Total), in Information, culture and recreation, in Accomodation and food services, and in Other services (ex public administration). All 4 lines were around 0% through January and started to drop in February and through April. Accommodation and food services took the largest drop with -50% in April, while the other three remained above -30%. By June 2020, Total was at -9%, Other services was at -16%, Information, culture and recreation was at -17%, and Accommodation and food services was at -33%. Caption added post-publication.

Canadian Job Postings Through July 24: Recovery Continues

Female architect using laptop in living room.

Brendon Bernard - July 27, 2020

Female architect using laptop in living room.

Canadian Job Postings Through July 17: Back in Gear

Brendon Bernard - July 20, 2020

Canadian Job Postings Through July 10: Pace of Recovery Cools

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Brendon Bernard - July 14, 2020

Person typing on laptop on desk

Canadian Job Postings Through July 3: Recovery Takes a Breather

Brendon Bernard - July 7, 2020

Canadian Job Postings Through June 26: Steady Progress

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Brendon Bernard - June 30, 2020

Woman working in a fashion boutique in Tokyo, Japan, dressing a mannequin.

Canadian Job Postings Through June 19: Gradually Rising

Brendon Bernard - June 23, 2020

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