More people rejoining area’s labour force
August 2022 employment grew in Brantford-Brant, but the jobless rate still climbed after an influx of people searched for work. The local unemployment rate climbed to 3.8% last month, up from 3.4% in July. Meanwhile, Canada’s jobless rate jumped half a percentage...
Area jobless rate hits 16-year record low
July 2022 employment numbers saw Brantford-Brant set a new record low jobless rate, further cementing the area as having one of the strongest labour markets in Ontario. The Brantford area’s unemployment rate declined to 3.4% in July, down from June’s 3.9%, according...
Quality of Work – New Local Survey
The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie has launched a new survey that is digging into how people perceive quality of work at their current or past workplaces. Quality of work typically refers to a combination of things like a job’s income and benefits, job...
Brantford jobless rate falls to 3.9% in June
June 2022 employment numbers saw Brantford rack up additional employment gains. The area gained hundreds of jobs in June, dropping the monthly unemployment rate to 3.9%, down from May’s 4.6%, according to Statistics Canada’s labour force survey of local households....
Local unemployment drops once again
May 2022 employment numbers show Brantford’s jobless is now the lowest in southern Ontario, after it dropped for the sixth straight month. The city’s unemployment rate declined to 4.6% in May, down from April’s 4.8%, according to seasonally adjusted estimates released...
Summer student jobs and youth resources
Companies around the Grand Erie region are currently hiring for summer student positions. These companies include Piller’s Fine Foods, Circle Square Ranch, Maple Leaf Foods, Linde Canada and Grand River Employment and Training. Our Grand Erie Job Board allows youth to...
Brantford jobless rate continues to slide
April 2022 employment numbers for Brantford showed the jobless rate decline for the 5th straight month. April’s unemployment rate fell to 4.8%, from 5.1% in March, the lowest since January 2020, according to Statistics Canada’s latest survey of Brantford area...
Employers to benefit from welding program
Employers need welders. There are major labour shortages across the skill trades, particularly in welding and many companies are struggling to find the workers they need. Maybe this describes your company. In response to the need for welders in the labour market, the...
Apotex hiring event April 28th
Apotex Pharmachem is a division of Apotex Inc., Canada’s largest generic pharmaceutical company. Apotex Pharmachem is located in Brantford and offers research, development, and manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients as well as other therapeutic medicines...
Local unemployment falls to 2-year low
March 2022 employment picked up, with the unemployment rate falling to a two-year low as more people entered the job market and found work. Brantford-Brant’s jobless rate was 5.1% last month, down from 5.5% in February, according to seasonally adjusted March 2022...