{"id":13856,"date":"2022-03-11T13:38:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T18:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/en-ca\/?p=13856"},"modified":"2022-06-08T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:42:39","slug":"february-2022-labour-force-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/en-ca\/2022\/03\/11\/february-2022-labour-force-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"February Labour Force Survey: February Rebound Blows Out January Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Surprises have been fairly common throughout Canada\u2019s labour market rebound, but wow, February\u2019s rebound blew out January\u2019s drop. The question leading up to the February Labour Force Survey report (LFS) was what portion of January\u2019s job losses would be recouped as conditions relaxed across the country. The answer was that employment bounced back and then some.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Job gains were widespread. Accommodation and food services employment returned to where it stood in December, while retail and wholesale trade stood even higher. Major contributions also came from construction, as well as professional and technical services, with employment in the latter now standing at nearly 15% above its pre-pandemic level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The share of Canadians age 15 and older with a job now stands just a hair below where it was in February 2020. Given population aging, hitting that milestone is all the more impressive. Also encouraging were further declines in long-term unemployment, which while still elevated, has been falling quickly since mid last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting this recent growth has been ongoing momentum in employer demand. In mid-February, more new Canadian job postings were added to Indeed than at any point since the start of the pandemic. While we can\u2019t expect job gains to continue at this pace, it\u2019s clear that ongoing hiring appetite is translating into jobs. The key question now is what this means for paychecks. Hourly wage growth firmed up on a year-over-year basis, but still lags the pace of inflation. 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