1.0Indeed Hiring Lab Canadahttps://www.hiringlab.org/en-caBrendon Bernardhttps://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/author/bbernard/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x0AfOElO4x"><a href="https://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/2024/08/09/july-2024-lfs/">July Labour Force Survey: Employment Rate Continues to Slide</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/2024/08/09/july-2024-lfs/embed/#?secret=x0AfOElO4x" width="600" height="338" title="“July Labour Force Survey: Employment Rate Continues to Slide” — Indeed Hiring Lab Canada" data-secret="x0AfOElO4x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/unnamed-1.png1600960The hits to the labour market kept coming in July. Employment was flat, once again underwhelming in the face of rapid population growth. The unemployment rate held steady, in contrast to recent months, as weakness showing up in a lower labour force participation rate instead. Private sector jobs fell, led by a decline in wholesale […]