Jobless rate remains unchanged at 7%
Brantford-Brant’s jobless rate stood unchanged at 7% last month, according to Statistic Canada’s seasonally adjusted estimates, which are based on a monthly survey of area households. Across Canada, the unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percentage point to 6.5%, while in...
Brantford area jobless rate spikes again
August 2024 employment fell in Brantford-Brant while the jobless rate spiked to its highest level since late 2021. The local jobless rate jumped a full percentage point to 7% last month, according to Statistic Canada’s seasonally adjusted estimates, which are based on...
Local unemployment rate hit 6% in July
July 2024 employment figures confirmed the recent upwards trend in the jobless rate for the Brantford area. However, the area's rate remains below that of nearby communities, as well as the provincial and national averages. The Brantford area unemployment rate climbed...
Brantford-Brant area jobless rate sees spike
June 2024 employment figures for Brantford-Brant showed the largest month-over-month increase in over a year, but other data suggests the swing isn’t as dramatic as it first appears. The Brantford area unemployment rate climbed by 0.8 percentage points in June to...
May employment reaches 1-year high
May 2024 employment in Brantford-Brant reached a one-year high, while the jobless rate continued to hover around 5%. May’s local unemployment rate was 4.9%, the same as from January to March, and just below April’s 5%, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released...
Epic Jobs 2024 attracts record numbers
Epic Jobs 2024 attracted a record-high 2,400 students, making it the largest Epic event in its 5-year history. Grade 7 and 8 students from schools across the Grand Erie region spent hours at the event, held May 22, at Brantford’s Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, taking...
April job numbers show little change
April 2024 employment numbers for Brantford-Brant once again saw little change compared to recent months. After sitting at 4.9% for three straight months, April’s local unemployment rate was 5%, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Canada. Even...
Brantford area job market holds steady
March 2024 employment figures showed the Brantford-Brant and Norfolk labour markets are holding steady. The Brantford-Brant jobless rate stood still for the third straight month at 4.9% in March, according to Statistics Canada’s estimates, based on its monthly survey...
Brantford area job market stands out
February 2024 employment numbers show the Brantford area labour market continues to be a bit of an anomaly compared to some of its neighbours, as well as Ontario and Canada. To begin with, the Brantford-Brant jobless rate was unchanged in February, at 4.9%, while it...
2024’s labour market plan is published
2024's labour market plan for Grand Erie talks about the need for all players in the local labour force to work together to manage expectations in the face of disruptions caused by external factors. The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie's newest labour market...