{"id":126665,"date":"2023-09-08T14:53:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-employment-increased-in-august-but-not-as-fast-as-its-population\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T10:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:34:57","slug":"canada-employment-increased-in-august-but-not-as-fast-as-its-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-employment-increased-in-august-but-not-as-fast-as-its-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Employment Increased In August, but Not As Fast As Its Population"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of people with Canada jobs<\/span><\/a> rose by 40,000 in August, but the employment rate fell as the country\u2019s population grew even faster.<\/p>\n

More than one in 20 Canadian residents is now working more than one job.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a higher cost of living, taking on additional work may be a necessity for some workers to meet essential financial needs such as mortgage or rental payments and groceries,\u201d reports Statistics Canada, the statistical and demographic services agency of the federal government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn August 2023, about one million people – or 5.4 per cent of the employed – held multiple jobs, virtually unchanged from a year earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Women are more likely to hold down more than one job than are men, with 6.2 per cent of female workers in Canada having multiple jobs compared to only 4.7 per cent of men.<\/p>\n

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Immigrants admitted to Canada less than 10 years ago held down more than one job in 6.9 per cent of cases with the multiple jobholder rate above average among Blacks at 7.4 per cent and Filipino at eight per cent of workers.<\/p>\n

In its Labour Force Survey<\/i> for August, Statistics Canada notes that while employment rose by 0.3 per cent that month, Canada\u2019 population grew by 103,000 people, or 0.3 per cent.<\/p>\n

That pushed the employment rate, defined as the proportion of the population aged 15 and older who are employed, down 0.1 percentage points to 61.9 per cent.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEmployment increased among core-aged men, up 33,000 jobs or 0.5 per cent and women, up 21,000 positions or 0.3 per cent aged 25 to 54 years, while employment declined among women aged 55 and older, down 27,000 jobs or 1.3 per cent,\u201d reports Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

The biggest winners in August were young women and teenaged girls while their male counterparts suffered the greatest job losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployment for female youth increased, rising by 32,000 positions or 2.4 per cent, while it declined among male youth, dropping by 29,000 jobs or 2.1 per cent,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

Alberta, British Columbia And Prince Edward Island Added Jobs In August<\/h3>\n

Across the country, Alberta added 18,000 jobs, British Columbia, 12,000 and Prince Edward Island another 1,800. Nova Scotia, though, shed 3,600 positions.<\/p>\n

The construction sector and professional, scientific and technical services were good areas of the economy for job growth in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployment in professional, scientific and technical services increased by 52,000, up 2.8 per cent, in August, offsetting a cumulative decrease of 36,000 from March to July,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe gain in August was the first significant increase in the industry since December 2022. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the industry was up by 67,000 in August 2023, and this included an increase of 20,000 in computer systems and design and related services.\u201d<\/p>\n

The construction sector added 34,000 jobs, up 2.2 per cent, in August and so partially offset the shedding of 45,000 jobs in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompared with 12 months earlier, employment in this industry was little changed in August. While there were fewer people working in construction in British Columbia, down 33,000 jobs or 13.5 per cent, in August 2023 than in August 2022, there were more people working in construction in Quebec, up 19,000 positions or 6.3 per cent,\u201d reports Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

After seeing employment growth of 19,000 jobs in July, the educational services sector lost 44,000 jobs in August but was still up by 37,000 jobs compared to the same time last year.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers also shed 30,000 jobs in August with employment in that sector falling by 1.6 per cent.<\/p>\n

Four Sectors Of The Economy Shed Jobs In August<\/h3>\n

\u201cThis decrease partially offset the cumulative increase of 40,000 from May and June, making the number of people employed in manufacturing little changed from August 2022,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

In other sectors of the economy, employment fell in the finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing industries by 16,000 jobs, or 1.1 per cent, and in agriculture by 11,000 jobs or four per cent during the same month.<\/p>\n

The work-from-home trend that exploded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic now seems to be on the wane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proportion of workers who usually work exclusively from home was 13.6 per cent in August 2023, down 3.2 percentage points compared with August 2022,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

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