Tag: Jobs

Mar 8

‘Little to sway Bank of Canada to begin cutting rates’: Economists on the February jobs data

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Wage growth still too high to bring inflation down Canada’s economy created 41,000 jobs in February, all of them full time, said Statistics Canada. Photo by Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Article content The Canadian economy produced double the jobs forecasted by analysts, but the unemployment rate rose to 5.8 per […]
May 27

Bank of Canada July rate hike would be a mistake: CIBC’s Benjamin Tal

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May 6

Shopify cuts, Fed hikes, TD walks away: Here are the week’s top 7 stories

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Jan 6

Interest rates headed higher after Canada’s job gains blow past expectations

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Kevin Carmichael: Employers added more than 100,000 positions in December, a number likely too robust for the Bank of Canada Employment in Canada rose by 104,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 5.0 per cent. Photo by Getty Images Article content It looks like […]
Jul 15

World Youth Skills Day: Significance of skills for youths in today’s era

What does skill development actually mean? The skill development process consists of skill training, establishing skill standards, and other related activities that assist trainees and working-age individuals to gain dexterity, knowledge, skills, and work ethics. Learning new skills especially for youth is very critical and essential to keep pace with the fast-growing world. The United […]
Jun 6

Data Drive: Experience is money

Work experience contributes to almost 60% of a worker’s lifetime earnings in India where fewer people are able to avail of higher education opportunities and start work in low-wage jobs as compared with 40% to 43% in the US, the UK and Germany, a recently published McKinsey Global Institute study has found. Most workers in […]