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State of the Labour Market
July 2025 Labour Force Survey: Whiplash
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Brendon Bernard - August 8, 2025
Person looking down at smartphone in the office
State of the Labour Market
Q2 2025 Canadian Labour Market Update: Holding on Amid Turmoil
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Brendon Bernard - August 6, 2025
Two people meeting in the office with one person showing another data on a computer with graphs and charts
State of the Labour Market
June 2025 Labour Force Survey: Snapped Out of It
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Brendon Bernard - July 11, 2025
Lifeguard on duty at swimming pool
State of the Labour Market
May 2025 Labour Force Survey: The Glass is Both Half-Full and Half-Empty
Brendon Bernard - June 6, 2025
State of the Labour Market
Cool Summer: Canadian Summer Job Postings Lag Last Year
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Brendon Bernard - May 15, 2025
Life guard standing on the beach looking out to the ocean
State of the Labour Market
April Labour Force Survey: Trade Hits
Line chart titled “April manufacturing decline could be just the beginning” shows the percent change in employment between June 2022 and April 2025, with different colour lines showing change in total employment and manufacturing employment. Manufacturing employment dropped sharply in April 2025, but was still up about 2% from its mid-2022 level.
Brendon Bernard - May 9, 2025
Line chart titled “April manufacturing decline could be just the beginning” shows the percent change in employment between June 2022 and April 2025, with different colour lines showing change in total employment and manufacturing employment. Manufacturing employment dropped sharply in April 2025, but was still up about 2% from its mid-2022 level.
State of the Labour Market
Canadian Labour Market Update Q1 2025: Jobs in Purgatory
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Brendon Bernard - May 6, 2025
Employee in office reviewing reports at their desk
State of the Labour Market
March Labour Force Survey: Weak Numbers, While the Tariff-hit Looms
Scatterplot titled “March job losses led by lower-paying services, rather than trade-exposed manufacturing” shows industry-level job growth since February 2020 on the x-axis and month-over-month growth for March 2025 on the y-axis. Employment fell fastest in information and culture, business and building services, and retail and wholesale trade, while manufacturing posted a more modest decline. 
Brendon Bernard - April 4, 2025
Scatterplot titled “March job losses led by lower-paying services, rather than trade-exposed manufacturing” shows industry-level job growth since February 2020 on the x-axis and month-over-month growth for March 2025 on the y-axis. Employment fell fastest in information and culture, business and building services, and retail and wholesale trade, while manufacturing posted a more modest decline. 
State of the Labour Market
February Labour Force Survey: A Stall, but Not a Jolt
Two-panel line chart titled “Layoffs remained low in February” shows the share of Canadian employees who started a new job, and were laid off, with four lines in each panel, representing the monthly rate in 2023, 2024, 2025, and the average over 2017-2019. Both measures of labour market movement were below their seasonal norms in February.
Brendon Bernard - March 7, 2025
Two-panel line chart titled “Layoffs remained low in February” shows the share of Canadian employees who started a new job, and were laid off, with four lines in each panel, representing the monthly rate in 2023, 2024, 2025, and the average over 2017-2019. Both measures of labour market movement were below their seasonal norms in February.
Future of Work
GenAI Still Rarely Mentioned in White-Collar Job Postings
Meeting in board room with one person presenting a bar graph of financials to colleagues around a large desk
Brendon Bernard - February 12, 2025
Meeting in board room with one person presenting a bar graph of financials to colleagues around a large desk
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