labour market

“As my dad’s generation moves into retirement, we face a growing threat: reduced access to skilled labour”

The budget addressed employment insurance, daycare and affordable housing and jobs for your children.

A refined look at the data shows that some demographics in the labour force are enduring near-historic unemployment rates

Making the case for a looming labour shortage

Hate your job? Here, probably, is the answer why. Nearly half of all college grads, or 48 per cent, work in jobs that don’t require a degree, says a new U.S. study. Thirty-seven per cent have jobs that require only a high school diploma. Economists at Ohio University say the ranks of over-educated workers are growing fast, too. In 1970, one per cent of college grads drove taxis, compared to 15 per cent in 2010. Underemployment “is almost the new normal,” the study’s lead researcher told USA Today. Most depressing: it comes at a time when education costs are rising fast.

Science-ish looks at the evidence on what it takes for a Canadian MD to leave

The bathtub theory of unemployment

Students are still flocking to study the soft sciences

Slowing economy prompts more students to stay in school

Why the academic labour market may not be about to open up