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Cool Summer: Canadian Summer Job Postings Lag Last Year

Brendon Bernard - May 15, 2025
Seasonal postings have slipped across recreation, labour, and customer service roles.
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June 2025 Labour Force Survey: Snapped Out of It

Brendon Bernard - July 11, 2025
Momentum shifted in the right direction, though the same challenges persist.

May 2025 Labour Force Survey: The Glass is Both Half-Full and Half-Empty

Brendon Bernard - June 6, 2025
Employment eked out gains, despite a drop in public sector and manufacturing jobs.

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Canadian Labour Market Update Q1 2025: Jobs in Purgatory

Brendon Bernard - May 6, 2025
The labour market remained subdued as trade uncertainty loomed.
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Indeed’s 2025 Canada Jobs & Hiring Trends Report: Trying To Turn the Ship Around

Brendon Bernard - December 18, 2024
Something will have to change for the Canadian labour market to avoid a year of disappointment.
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Canadian Labour Market Q3 2024 Update: Still Waiting for Stability

Brendon Bernard - October 30, 2024
The labour market’s slow deterioration continued through the summer.
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Canadian Labour Market Q2 2024 Update: Remains in a Rut

Brendon Bernard - July 31, 2024
Slow hiring has unemployed job seekers increasingly pessimistic.
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Canadian Labour Market Q1 2024 Update: Split Landing

Brendon Bernard - April 12, 2024
Low layoffs are aiding job security, while new job seekers are struggling.
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Indeed 2024 Canada Jobs and Hiring Trends Report: Trying To Hold On

Brendon Bernard - November 29, 2023
The uncertain macro environment remains top of mind, while the gains — and potential disruption — from new artificial intelligence tools may become more noticeable.
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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
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.
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Brendon Bernard - February 12, 2025
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State of the Labour Market
January 2025 Labour Force Survey: Smooth Sailing Into Choppy Waters
Two-panel line graph titled “The Canadian labour market has caught some momentum after a rough 2024.” The left panel shows employment and population growth between June 2022 and January 2025, with the gap between the two trends narrowing over the past two months. The right panel shows the unemployment rate between mid-2022 and January 2025, with the rate ticking down recently after rising steadily.
Brendon Bernard - February 7, 2025
Two-panel line graph titled “The Canadian labour market has caught some momentum after a rough 2024.” The left panel shows employment and population growth between June 2022 and January 2025, with the gap between the two trends narrowing over the past two months. The right panel shows the unemployment rate between mid-2022 and January 2025, with the rate ticking down recently after rising steadily.
State of the Labour Market
Tariff Threat Didn’t Dent Canadian Hiring Appetite in January 
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Brendon Bernard - February 5, 2025
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