Statistics Canada job report, January 2022:
Employment fell by 200,000 (-1.0%) jobs in January and the unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage points to 6.5%.'
Employment fell by 200,000 (-1.0%) jobs in January and the unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage points to 6.5%.'
'With the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, many jurisdictions had implemented stricter public health measures by the Labour Force Survey (LFS) reference week of January 9 to 15.'
'Declines were driven by Ontario & Quebec, &
accommodation & food services was hardest-hit industry. Youth & core-aged women, who are more likely than other demographic groups to work in industries affected by public health measures in place in January, saw the largest impacts.'
accommodation & food services was hardest-hit industry. Youth & core-aged women, who are more likely than other demographic groups to work in industries affected by public health measures in place in January, saw the largest impacts.'
'The number of people who were employed but worked less than half their usual hours rose by 620,000 (+66.1%) in January, the largest increase since March 2020. Total hours worked fell 2.2% after being at pre-COVID levels in November and December 2021.'
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, January 2022: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti…
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