Canada needs its private sector to start hiring, and soon. The public sector can’t carry the weight on its own.
April 13: The new picture of Canadian job growth, breaking down Conservative economic policy, and watching the world’s cash pile
March 16: All eyes are on the American central banker in the lead-up to the Fed’s next interest rate announcement. Plus, Etsy goes public and Blackberry goes secure
March 6: Just joking! As part-time work outpaces full-time jobs, Canadians are racking up the household debt, and fast. Plus, Super Bowl ads and eurozone optimism
Feb. 17: Friday offers one more chance to reach a deal. Plus, B.C. holds onto a surplus, and the Japanese hold onto their flip phones
Despite the concerns of some very well-respected economists, Statistics Canada’s job numbers are sound.
The federal agency submitted its own version of our story on its botched July job numbers
A minor computer update became a national embarrassment
See what sectors and regions have jobs
Employment grew 6X more than expected in February, but mostly it was the service sector
A guide to today’s labour market releases
For second month in a row student job numbers improve