Unemployment rate

Unemployment hits three-year high

The national unemployment rate crept up to 7.3% last month for the first time in three years amid flat overall job growth, Statistics Canada said Friday.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |March 11, 2016

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Economic Indicators

Half of American 25-year-olds live with parents

The St. Louis Fed has found 50% of American 25-year-olds live with their parents, up from just over a quarter in 1999.

By Staff |October 29, 2015

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Economic Indicators

New initiative will combat youth unemployment

A new initiative called Escalator has been launched to help young jobseekers.

By Staff |September 8, 2014

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Economic Indicators

Feds cut budget for jobs data research

The federal government has cut funding for employment data research by more than 20%, reports the Globe and Mail.

By Staff |June 11, 2014

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Fed must stick with jobs mandate

At long last a woman has taken the helm of the world’s most powerful central bank. Too bad this historic appointment comes when monetary policy, the chief weapon central banks wield to regulate economies, has all but lost its effectiveness. While there’s never a bad time to take a whack at the glass ceiling, I fear Barack Obama’s appointment of Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair may prove inopportune.

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Unemployment rate

Unemployment hits three-year high

Half of American 25-year-olds live with parents

New initiative will combat youth unemployment

Feds cut budget for jobs data research

U.S. heading for crisis

Is U.S. job market improving?

Fed must stick with jobs mandate

Discuss payroll taxes with biz owners

No U.S. jobs report Friday

290,000 jobs went unfilled in Canada in Q2