Tag: Unemployment
Letters to the Editor: December 18, 2024
Review your policies as disasters do happen
Cornies: ‘Ageless ideals’ being tossed aside? History shows that’s nothing new
Ask a clutch of classic car buffs to name an automobile that symbolizes the apex of North America style and beauty, and many will settle on the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
Michiganâs third unemployment director since 2019 is stepping down
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Julia Dale told staffers sheâs leaving to accept a job with a nonprofit. Appointed in 2021, Dale is the agencyâs third director since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic….
Michiganâs third unemployment director since 2020 is stepping down
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Julia Dale told staffers sheâs leaving to accept a job with a nonprofit. Appointed in 2021, Dale is the agencyâs third director since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic….
Unemployment rate drops in region that includes Grey-Bruce
The unemployment rate in the region that includes Grey-Bruce fell last month, coming in at less than half of the provincial rate. The rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased 0.6 per cent to 3.2 per cent, the second lowest unemployment rate in the province. The provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.4 per cent to […]
London-area adds 3,000 new jobs as employment trend stays positive
The London-area economy added close to 3,000 jobs in November, but the regionâs jobless rate still edged up last month as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday. In total, the London area, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex County, added 2,700 new positions, marking the […]
Michigan Senate OKs unemployment boost with expanded, extended benefits
Plan would extend jobless benefits from 20 to 26 weeks and boost maximum weekly payments from $362 to $614 over three years. Republicans and business groups arenât happy….
The city enjoyed a 3.2 per cent spike in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023. However, inflation and interest rates have taken hold to slow that to 1.7 per cent
London’s once hot economy remains âhealthyâ although it slowed this year to a steady pace that is expected to continue through 2025, says an economic report released Thursday. London enjoyed a 3.2 per cent increase in the value of goods made here, called gross domestic product or GDP, in 2023. However, higher inflation and interest […]
Tighter immigration seen as ‘golden opportunity’ to get ahead of housing crisis
A population decline is expected during the next two years, following cuts by Ottawa to its immigration target.
Region’s unemployment rate still the second lowest in province
The region’s unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 3.8 per cent in October and remains the second lowest in the province. Provincially, unemployment was at 7.2 per cent last month — both figures are unadjusted for seasonality. In October, the region’s overall population increased by 400 but the labour force size decreased by 2,500 […]