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Canada’s entry-level job market is continuing to narrow, raising growing concerns about long-term workforce development and economic resilience.

📌 Highlights:
🔹81% of hiring managers say entry-level jobs now require more skills than in the past
🔹49% say AI could reduce workforce size
🔹45% say AI is more efficient for entry-level tasks than hiring and training new workers
🔹Recent graduate unemployment is projected to hit 10.6% in 2025, the highest level in 30 years outside the pandemic
🔹Employers warn shrinking entry-level opportunities could weaken future talent pipelines

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Canada’s shrinking entry-level job market raises long-term economic concerns Entry‑level work has long been the first rung on Canada’s economic ladder, but new research from an Express Employment Professionals–Harris Poll survey

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Canada’s youth job market continues to face mounting pressure as young workers account for a disproportionate share of recent job losses heading into the summer hiring season.

📌 Highlights:
🔹Youth unemployment reached 13.8% in March compared to 6.7% overall
🔹Young workers represented 53% of job losses in early 2026 despite making up just 14% of the labour force
🔹Sectors like retail, food service, and manufacturing are hiring less
🔹Summer job postings in Canada were down 11% YoY at the end of March
🔹Employers are becoming more cautious amid trade tensions, rising costs, and AI-related uncertainty

The competition for entry-level and summer work remains intense across Canada, with many young Canadians struggling to secure even initial interviews. Details here 👉️🔗https://buff.ly/YWMmf0d

What are young people thinking as they search for jobs in a tough labour market? | CBC News Thousands of young people are turning to job fairs to try and stand out in-person to find a gig for this summer, but competition remains intense.

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As Canada’s labour market continued to soften in April and the economy shed roughly 18,000 jobs, the national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9%.

📌 Highlights:
🔹Youth unemployment rose to 14.3%
🔹Full-time employment declined while part-time work increased
🔹Long-term unemployment reached 22.5%
🔹Core-aged men saw unemployment rise to 6.1%
🔹Economists continue to describe Canada’s labour market as “underwhelming”
🔹Weak hiring, not widespread layoffs, remains a key concern

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Youth unemployment rises as Canada sheds 18K jobs The youth unemployment rate, which is the rate of unemployment among Canadians aged 15 to 24, rose by half a percentage point to 14.3 per cent.

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Canada’s labour market showed further signs of strain in April as the national unemployment rate climbed to 6.9%, a six-month high, while full-time employment continued to weaken.

📌 Details:
🔹Canada lost 17,700 jobs in April
🔹Full-time employment fell by 46,700 positions
🔹Youth unemployment rose to 14.3%
🔹Participation rate edged up to 65.0%, signalling more people are actively job searching
🔹Average hourly wages for permanent employees grew 4.8% YoY
🔹Goods-producing sectors tied to trade exposure continued to see employment declines

The latest data points to a labour market still navigating trade uncertainty, tariff pressures, and slowing full-time hiring momentum. Details here 👉️🔗https://buff.ly/akJTdyH

Canada's unemployment rate rises to six-month high as full-time jobs drop Canada's unemployment rate rose to a six-month high in April to 6.9% as the economy lost a ‌net 17,700 jobs, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, indicating continued weakness in a labor market that has struggled in the face of U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty.

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Canada’s unemployment rate climbed to 6.9% in April, a seven-month high,as job creation continued to lag behind labour force growth.

📌 Highlights:
🔹Canada lost 18,000 jobs in April
🔹Full-time employment dropped by 47,000 positions
🔹Part-time employment increased by 29,000
🔹Youth unemployment rose to 14.3%
🔹Canada’s unemployed population climbed to 1.57 million
🔹Labour force growth continued to outpace available jobs

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Canadian Unemployment Hits 7-Month High As Workers Outpace Jobs - Better Dwelling Canada’s job market saw its footing slip last month. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows the unemployment rate hit a 7-month high in April. That’s unlikely to surprise those who anticipate layoffs as a result of the trade war. However, with a layoff rate consistent with the average in the 201...