Canadian Added 230,700 Jobs in June, Good for Economy

Canada’s economy nearly recovered the jobs it lost during the third wave of lockdowns as restrictions were lifted and businesses expanded their payrolls faster than expected in June (Canada Economy).

Statistics Canada published on Friday that the administration joined 230,700 jobs last month after posting damages in April and May when public health restrictions were tightened to slow the pandemic.

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The unemployment rate fell to 7.8% for June, linked to 8.2% in May, which Statistics Canada told was the pandemic’s lowest since the 7.5% recorded in March.

Job growth in June bested market expectations, as economists expected the start of the summer to swoop in for big gains in July and August. Instead, there could be more modest gains than massive advances in the coming months.

Chief Economist Trevin Stratton said, “We are in a critical phase of reopening, which could be an inflection point for our economy and jobs, where there is no such stop and start of job gains and job losses.” can.” Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

“While this initial rally is very promising, there are still some issues that we need to address in the long term.”

Recruitment in June focused on part-time positions rose to 263,900, basically bringing it back to pre-pandemic levels and driven by a boom in jobs in hard-hit retail and foodservice sectors.

The growth of 101,000 jobs in the housing and food services sector was the biggest jump since last July, with Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia making the most of the increase. Ontario developed more slowly because of restrictions on indoor food.

Nationally, Full-time jobs declined by 33,200.

The boom in part-time jobs in June left young people the big winners as the demographic group secured 164,000 jobs, the biggest one-month increase for them since last July. Statistics Canada also said the unemployment rate for students aged 20 to 24 was 11.5 percent in June, close to the pre-pandemic historical average.

Timothy Lang, president of Toronto-based Youth Employment Services, said the figures are good news for young people who have been hit hard by job losses, but many are still looking for pandemic-proof jobs in the digital market, skilled jobs, or warehousing.

He said, “Youth is looking for alternatives.

“They’re looking at it more critically than ever. So more people are looking at upskilling.”

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Royce Mendes, the senior CIBC economist, said there were not many signs of labor shortages in June, despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary. He said the hiring could turn out to be a pick-up in the coming months.

More people left to watch for work in June after giving up on the job research in May, as the entire size of the workforce developed by 170,000 in June. Still, Statistics Canada notes that some Canadians are leaving their jobs in search of a new role, despite a rise in jobs when the economy reopens.

Mikael Skuterud, a professor and employment economist at the University of Waterloo, declared on Twitter that the category of the chronically unemployed, suggesting they have been out of work for six months or more, is now about three-quarters of the unemployed, this pandemic. is the most.

Going back to full employment will require intense job search activity among the unemployed, especially the long-time unemployed, he said.

About 340,000 Jobs

The June result left the country at about 340,000 jobs, or about 2%, below pre-pandemic employment levels seen in February 2020. Statistics Canada declared the employment gap is possible to be closer to 540,000 jobs when factoring in population growth.

The gap left an opening for a conservative attack on Trudeau liberals, whose spring budget projected the former gap to be closed by the summer, and the latter by early next year.

“It’s a broken promise,” said the party’s jobs critic Pierre Poilievre. He said the government cannot just blame the virus for the shortfall.

Liberals argued that the government’s plan was working, but more help was needed through ongoing income support measures, a new recruitment program for businesses, and wage subsidies, which are being phased out as the situation improves. is.

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“As more Canadians are fully immunized every day, more regions are reopening,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during remarks in an announcement in Surrey, B.C.

“We will contact our goal of creating one million jobs and ultimately replacing employment to pre-pandemic levels and more extra.”