It’s (still) time for leadership on jobs: Revised job numbers for July don’t change the story
August 15, 2014
OTTAWA ― While today’s revised job numbers from Statistics Canada show fewer jobs were lost than those originally reported, it’s the same story as far as the quality of the new jobs available to Canada’s 1.35 million unemployed workers. Between June and July of this year, Canada still lost 18,000 full-time jobs. Over the past twelve months, 75% of the…
CLC says jobs recovery has stalled: Hassan Yussuff comments on job numbers for June
July 11, 2014
OTTAWA ― The Canadian Labour Congress says that, despite the rosy picture painted by Conservative politicians in a new social media campaign, millions of Canadians are struggling to find full time jobs that pay decently. So far this year the working age population (15-64) has been growing 6 times faster than employment among working age Canadians. “The truth is that…
Governments failing young Canadian workers: CLC calls for national jobs strategy
June 6, 2014
OTTAWA ― Far too many young Canadian workers are either unemployed or underemployed and governments must come up with a strategy to solve the problem – a problem that has been with us persistently since the 2008 recession, says Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. “Young people people want to work and contribute. They want to build lives…
OTTAWA ― New Statistics Canada unemployment figures for April are grim again and show the federal government has no solutions for the country’s more than one million unemployed, says the Canadian Labour Congress. The Labour Force Survey for April 2014 released by statistics Canada showed the official unemployment rate was 6.9% in April, a number that shows no improvement over…
CLC comments on job numbers for March: Underemployment is Canada’s main labour market challenge
April 4, 2014
OTTAWA ― Underemployment remains Canada’s biggest labour market challenge, says Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Georgetti was responding to the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for March 2014. The official unemployment rate was 6.9% in March but the rate of underemployment rate was much higher at 15.1%. “There are at least as many…
Millions of Canadians lack secure work: CLC responds to January’s labour force statistics
February 7, 2014
OTTAWA ― The Canadian Labour Congress says that, despite the rosy picture painted by Conservative politicians, millions of Canadians cannot find full time jobs that pays decently. CLC President Ken Georgetti was responding to the release by Statistics Canada of its labour force survey for January 2014. “I am very concerned about the number and quality of jobs that have…
2013 in two words: Discouraged and Underemployed: CLC responds to year-end labour force statistics
January 10, 2014
OTTAWA ― If you had to pick two words to sum up the job market for Canadians in 2013, what would they be? Looking at today’s release of year-end employment statistics, Ken Georgetti’s words are “discouraged” and “underemployed”; if he could pick a third it would be “indifference” to describe the federal government’s reaction. Disappointing as the overall numbers were…
Part-time jobs, discouraged workers the new norm: CLC responds to November Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
December 6, 2013
OTTAWA ― The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that unemployment remains high in post-recession Canada and that both the number and quality of new jobs leave much to be desired. “The official unemployment rate is stuck near the 7% level but that’s not the half of it,” says Ken Georgetti. “Underemployed workers and those who have given up…
Canadian workers being under-utilized: Ken Georgetti responds to Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
November 8, 2013
OTTAWA ― The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says that too many Canadian workers are stuck in part time jobs and others have given up looking for work altogether. Ken Georgetti was commenting on the release by Statistics Canada of its Labour Force Survey for October 2013. “I get letters almost every month from people who have been looking…
CLC says seasonal unemployment a fact of life: Georgetti calls for better training programs
November 8, 2013
OTTAWA ― The President of the Canadian Labour Congress says Ottawa should admit that seasonal unemployment is a reality in Canada and design the Employment Insurance system accordingly. “We all know that seasonal work is a fact of life in Canada, not only in fisheries and agriculture but among people who work for provinces, cities, towns and municipalities,” says Ken…