According to the recent Labour Force Survey, The employment rate in Canada is now matching up the levels of pre-pandemic times. The statistics for August alone suggest that employment was high by 90,000.
Before, this the numbers were short in February 2020 with just 156,000 employees in totality.
The newest statistics have mostly taken the week from August 15 to 21 into consideration. The labour market needs were affected when Canada rolled into public health measures to almost finished stages.
Additionally, the Canadian border is now open to U.S. tourists who are fully vaccinated. Since March 2020, this is the first time the tourism sector can potentially flourish for the people who land in Canada from the States.
The food services, accommodation, and the in services-producing industries have witnessed an increase in their employment demands.
Along with the recreation, information, and culture industry also noted significant pick-up. The construction sector also saw an increase for the first time in many months.
There was a negligible difference in employment rate in the province of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia
During the pandemic, employment in the Maple country saw a fallback. The lowest rate was at 7.1 percent. For visible minorities, the figures changed a bit for consecutive months.
In August, unemployment decreased by 7 percent and remained above the pre-pandemic levels by 120 percent.
Current immigrants witness an increase in the employment rate
In the past five years, several immigrants have landed in Canada. The one thing that remains common for all these immigrants is that they have seen the ever-growing employment rate in Canada by 70 percent. The upwards inclination is more than six times than it was in August 2019. Another factor contributing to it is that in 2020 the number of new immigrants welcomed in Canada was far less.
According to data, the immigrants who have been living in Canada for five years and more have an employment rate of 59 percent. When compared to the Canadian-born population’s, the rate is 61 percent and more, making it two percentage points less than it was before the Covid pandemic.
Visible minorities employment
For Filipino Canadians, the five percent employment rate was increased in August amounting to 78 percent.
Employment for both black and white Canadians varied by a small difference. Where black Canadian employment was at 72 percent after being down by 4 percent. The white Canadians were hired at a rate of 71 percent.
