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...
Free program will train people to be welders
Free welding training is being offered to give 150 people a head start to work as welders, helping meet the needs of local companies hungry for workers. The Workforce Planning Board will provide the program through its Skills2Advance Welding training arm, in...
Brantford area jobless rate falls to 5.5%
February 2022 employment numbers saw Brantford matching the 5.5% jobless rate recorded in Canada and Ontario. About 800 more people were employed in the Brantford area last month, which led to the jobless rate falling a full percentage point from January’s 6.5%...
Grand Erie’s Agricultural Industry
Canada’s Agriculture Day is on February 22nd and there is plenty to celebrate about this important sector so let’s raise a fork to the food we love and the people who produce it! Canada’s Agriculture Day is a time to showcase all the amazing things happening in the...
Jobless rate drops without job gains
January 2022 employment numbers for Brantford showed the unemployment plunged, but it was due to people leaving the labour force, not job gains. The local unemployment rate for January was 6.5%, down from 7.6% in December, based on a survey conducted by Statistics...
New online info guide launched for area
A new online information guide makes it easier for residents to find local workforce-related resources and services. The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie has added the Workforce Gateway tool to the large group of tools it already provides local job seekers and...
Jobless rate drops in Brantford & Norfolk
December 2021 employment numbers saw the Brantford area jobless rate drop after a short-term jump the month before. Brantford's unemployment rate last month was 7.2%, down from November’s 7.6% but identical to October’s figure, according to results of a Statistics...