Category: Unemployment
London jobless rate improves slightly with small job gains after months of losses
Londonâs unemployment rate went down in September by the slightest of margins thanks to modest job gains that helped break a three-month streak of losses. The London area, which also takes in Strathroy, St. Thomas and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, added 700 new jobs last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday. That helped bring […]
As London-area job vacancies drop, work is getting harder to find: Analyst
People looking for work in the London region have fewer choices, with the number of job vacancies in the area continuing on a downward trend, new figures from Statistics Canada show.
London-area jobless rate rises to highest level in a year
Amid job losses and a slowing national economy, the London-area unemployment rate rose more than half a point to 6.5 per cent in July.
London-area jobless rate falls slightly in June
The London area’s unemployment rate dropped by the slightest of margins in June, the result of fewer people looking for work, the latest snapshot of the labour market shows.
Regional unemployment rate falls in May
The regional unemployment rate fell to three per cent in May, its lowest since November 2022 in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. While the regional rate dropped by 0.5 percentage points, provincially the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9 per cent. Both rates are unadjusted for seasonality. The region’s population increased by […]
London jobless rate improves slightly, even amid Canada’s economic slowdown
Article content London’s unemployment rate was virtually unchanged in May, falling slightly as a weakened Canadian economy posted sluggish job figures, Statistics Canada reported.