Tag: Statistics Canada
London-area jobless rate rises slightly, but stays well below Ontario average
The London-area’s jobless rate rose slightly to 5.7 per cent last month, up from 5.5 per cent in December, but remained well below the provincewide average of 6.2 per cent, just-released figures show.
London jobless rate improves slightly to close record-setting 2023
London’s unemployment rate is lower than the provincial total of 6.3 per cent in December. Ontario’s jobless rate rose slightly last month, from 6.1 per cent in November.
London-area jobless rate holds steady even as peer cities struggle
The London region’s jobless rate held steady in November, just-released figures from Statistics Canada show, as an unrelated economic forecast suggests a brief local slowdown may loom.
London area adds 3,000 new jobs, unemployment rate up slightly: New figures
The London area added 3,000 new jobs in September as the local unemployment rate ticked up slightly along with the number of people looking for work, just-released figures show.
London region’s unemployment rate nudged up in August, but so did its population and workforce, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
The London region’s unemployment rate has nudged up, but so did its population and the number of people working or looking for jobs, just-released figures show. The Statistics Canada numbers for August, made public Friday, show the local unemployment rate jumped by rough a half of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent – up […]
London-area jobless rate rises slightly in July, ending streak of near-record lows
The London-area jobless rate rose slightly last month, after a months-long stretch of near record lows, just released figures from Statistics Canada show.
How area cities compare on quality of life (good news for Woodstock)
London ranks higher than any other Southwestern Ontario city in the percentage of its population with a post-secondary education, but it’s also running one of the highest poverty rates in the region.
Think crime in London is bad? New statistics tell a much different story
Criminal Code violations, including traffic offences, hit the lowest rate in 24 years of Statistics Canada data, with 6,303 offences per 100,000 people last year.
Study clarifies labour shortage, suggests it doesn’t exist for jobs requiring higher education
At the end of 2022, Canada had 942,000 job vacancies.
London region on a tear in post-pandemic job growth: Stats Can
The London region was among the nation’s leaders in job recovery after the pandemic, gaining more than 42,000 jobs one year after COVID-19, just released figures from Statistics Canada show.