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...
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...