Canada Adds 22,000 Payroll Jobs in April as Tech Cuts Deepen and Wages Hit $1,346
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Updated · HRD America · Jun 25
Canada Adds 22,000 Payroll Jobs in April as Tech Cuts Deepen and Wages Hit $1,346
2 articles · Updated · HRD America · Jun 25
Summary
April payroll employment rose by 22,000, or 0.1%, after a near-flat March, while average weekly earnings climbed 1% from March to $1,346 and 3.8% year over year.
Health care and social assistance led gains with 8,500 jobs, and public administration added 6,700, but professional, scientific and technical services lost 8,800 and manufacturing shed 3,400.
Computer systems design drove the tech pullback, accounting for 7,600 of the sector's losses since February, while construction fell for a third straight month, down 9,500 over that period.
Job vacancies held nearly unchanged at 490,500 for a fourth month, leaving the vacancy rate at 2.7% and 3.2 unemployed Canadians for every open role.
Regional and sector gaps remained wide: Alberta's weekly pay topped Prince Edward Island's by more than $232, while retail vacancies rose 11.9% even as professional services vacancies fell 9.4%.