January saw recent job gains retreat locally
January 2023 employment numbers showed that job gains have stalled in the Brantford area job market, with the jobless rate continuing its recent climb. Brantford-Brant’s unemployment rate increased to a six-month high in January, reaching 6.8%, up from December’s...
2023 EmployerOne survey wants you!
2023 EmployerOne survey dives into the workforce needs and challenges of area employers. The EmployerOne – Spotlight on Quality of Work survey has been launched by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie and is supported by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour,...
More residents active in area labour force
December 2022 employment numbers saw Brantford-Brant’s labour force swell in size, resulting in a higher jobless rate when not everyone was able to find jobs. The Brantford area’s unemployment rate climbed to 5.8% last month, up from November’s 5.2%, based on...
Local jobless rate now above national figure
November 2022 employment numbers showed Brantford-Brant's jobless rate climbed above the national average for the first time since January. But, overall, employment growth in the Brantford job market over the same 11-month time period has far outpaced job gains for...
Employment and unemployment up
October 2022 employment and unemployment increased in unison in the Brantford-Brant area. The area's employment rate grew to a new three-year high of 66% in October, up from 65.1% the previous month, while the jobless rate increased by a smaller amount to 4.8%,...
Brantford-Brant sees employment gains
September 2022 employment grew, while the unemployment rate also inched up. Brantford-Brant's September jobless rate inched up to 4.1%, from 3.8% in August, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly labour force survey. The employment rate climbed at the same time by...
Ontario Agriculture Week – Spotlight on Grand Erie
It's Ontario Agriculture Week from October 3rd to the 9th and there is plenty to celebrate about this important sector! The week is a time to showcase all the amazing things happening in the industry and our connection to where our food comes from - so let’s raise a...
October is Manufacturing Month
October is Manufacturing Month, celebrating a key industry that provides thousands of jobs in the Grand Erie region. About 1.7 million people work in manufacturing across Canada, over half of those jobs in Ontario – the country’s manufacturing heartland. Manufacturing...
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...