job creation
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Amazon plans to open new distribution centre in Edmonton area; hire 600 workers
It will be the company’s 11th distribution facility in Canada.
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Memory chip maker Micron announces US$3B expansion in Virginia
Investment expected to create 1,100 jobs.
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Labour posts ninth straight gain as jobless rate dips to 6.2%
August figures also show a long-awaited improvement in wage growth.
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Canadian economy adds jobs for eighth consecutive month, though pace slows
Unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 6.3%, its lowest level since October 2008.
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Foxconn expects US investment agreement by August
Planned display panel factory could generate as many as 50,000 jobs.
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Trump to tout apprenticeships as way to fill jobs gap
President accepts challenge from Salesforce.com’s CEO to create 5 million apprenticeships over five years.
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Liberals seeking ways to change youth employment programs
Review will be designed to better target young Canadians who need the most help to get into the changing labour market.
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Labour market crushes expectations with surprise surge of 77,000 full time jobs
Manufacturing sector adds 23,300 positions.
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Growth council’s new tasks: unlock business spending, broaden job skills help
Plans include help for skills to address rapidly transforming workforce needs.
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Workforce automation could intensify income inequality, Central Bank warns
More emphasis on education and skills training is necessary to help businesses adjust to a potentially difficult transition.
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Canada’s labour markets pumps out 19,400 jobs in March
Manufacturing sector adds 24,400 positions, mostly in Ontario and Alberta.
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Trump claims Ford has plans to invest in three Michigan auto plants
President has vowed to create jobs by deterring companies from outsourcing employment needs.
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How robots could upend different professions
The federal budget will examine the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt industries, politics, and societies.
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Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in two years
Most job gains in February came from full-time work, offset by a decline in the number of people working part-time.
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Part time work, private sector add 48,300 jobs in January
Increases helped drop the unemployment rate to 6.8% from 6.9%.
