Automation’s impact on Toronto’s labor market is nuanced. Industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation, which traditionally employ a significant number of lower-skilled workers, are at a higher risk of job displacement due to AI and robotics. However, technology is also a net job creator, promising new roles that currently do not exist and altering existing jobs to work alongside AI, enhancing human labor rather than replacing it.
How to: Ripple Effects of Employee Turn Over In Tight Labour Markets
The study, which analyzed data from over a million employees at 1,620 retail chains over 22 months, found that layoff announcements have a strong, immediate impact. These announcements often heighten feelings of job insecurity among remaining employees, precipitating a wave of voluntary departures. This reaction underscores the need for careful communication and support strategies during such announcements.
Toronto’s Labour Market One of Few Bright Spots
Across Canada, labour market conditions weakened in November with unemployment rates increasing and layoffs on the rise compared with a year ago. The softer job market conditions come as high interest rates weigh on economic growth and a ballooning population adds to the number of people looking for work. Toronto bucked the national trend with our unemployment rate actually declining from 6.5% to 6.3%.
How to Keep Your Best Employees: A Guide for Employers in Today’s Tight Labour Market
Welcome to the first installment in our new, comprehensive series exploring the Canadian labour market’s ongoing challenges. In this series, we will delve into the persistent labour shortages, examine how employers are grappling with retention & attraction issues and provide
Toronto’s Labour Market Faces Headwinds
In October, Toronto’s unemployment rate rose to 6.6 per cent last month as job opportunities became somewhat less scarce in an economy being weighed down by high interest rates and uncertainty.
Toronto Employment Rates Stay Steady
JobsTO Labour Lowdown. September 2023 While Toronto CMA’s employment rate marginally improved in September there was a slight decline in both the employment and participation rates. Employment increased among core-aged (25 to 54 years) women and men while little changed
Employment Continues to Show Strength
Employment rates in Toronto held steady for a second consecutive month in August according to Statistics Canada with the employment rate declining by 0.3% to 67%. Across Canada, on a year-over-year basis, average hourly wages rose 4.9% (+$1.56 to $33.47) in August, following an increase of 5.0% in July. Total hours worked were up by 0.5% in August and by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Employment Continues to Show Strength
Toronto’s labour market continued to show signs of resilience and strength during July. Toronto’s rate of unemployment remained stable as it rose slightly to 6.1 percent. The participation rate (those working or actively looking for work) remained at 68 percent, well above pre-pandemic levels. Economists note that an increase in the number of people participating in the labour force has positive impact on the overall economy.
Explore the Exciting Career Opportunities in the Self Storage Industry
The self-storage industry in Ontario specifically has experienced significant growth over the past few years. In 2023, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) found that there were 37.3 million square feet of self-storage in Ontario, which grew by 9% in the last three years with 4.2 million square feet added.
Beyond Disabilities: Addressing Workforce Shortages & Poverty Alleviation
This week Statistics Canada released their 2019 Earnings pay gap among persons with and without disabilities, 2019 (statcan.gc.ca) and earlier this week, Bill C-22, the Canadian Disability Benefit received royal asset and was passed into law. What’s the change about