Jobless rate climbs after recent declines
Despite a strong appetite from area employers looking to hire, Brantford’s jobless rate jumped in June as employment fell. The Brantford Brant unemployment rate climbed to 6.5% in June, up from 6.1% in May, reversing four straight months of declines, according to June...
Grand Erie Jobs 2.0 launched by WPBGE
The Workforce Planning Board has launched Grand Erie Jobs 2.0 to better help residents find work, research careers and learn about local businesses. Grand Erie Jobs 2.0 builds on online tools introduced a year ago that connect people with jobs and community services...
Tourism Grand Erie
Before the Covid-19 Pandemic, Canada's Tourism Industry accounted for $105 billion in total economic activity and 1.8 million jobs, half of which were held by people under the age of 35. Tourism is a dynamic and vastly diverse industry, comprised of innovative travel,...
Fewer people active in May job market
May 2021 employment numbers show Brantford's jobless rate fell, but it was more due to residents leaving the labour force than people starting jobs. The city’s unemployment rate fell for the fourth straight month in May, landing at 6.1%, down from 6.4% in April,...
Work-Life balance survey launched
A new Workforce Planning Board survey is asking local residents about challenges they face achieving a healthy work-life balance. The Navigating Work-Life Balance in Grand Erie survey is aimed at adults in Brantford, Six Nations, New Credit, and the counties of Brant,...
April 2021 employment showed modest gains
April 2021 employment numbers for Brantford showed modest job gains, even as new lockdowns sidelined workers across Canada. The city’s jobless rate fell to 6.4% in April, down from 7.2% in March, according to the latest seasonally adjusted estimates from Statistics...
Canadian Census Provides Important Data
Most Canadians will have received their 2021 Census by now. The census provides a count of Canada’s population – it was 35,151,728 when the last one was held in 2016 – but it does much more. Information collected in the census paints an up-to-date picture of Canadian...
Youth Work NOW! Employment Webinar
Youth Work NOW! - an online webinar taking place Thursday, April 29th at 11Am will help our local youth search for a summer job or their first job. The session will feature short presentations by about a dozen employment related services from our region. The COVID-19...
March 2021 job numbers show dip in unemployment
March 2021 job numbers show that Brantford's jobless rate dipped after the previous month's COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were lifted. The local unemployment rate fell to 7.2% in March, from 7.6% in February, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from the...
Celebrating Grand Erie’s Essential Workers – John
Today, in our Frontline Fridays feature we talk to Paramedic John Ellis who works for Haldimand County Paramedic Services. Through Frontline Fridays the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie pays tribute to essential workers in our community. Essential workers have...