Canada Holds 490,500 Job Vacancies as Payrolls Add 22,000

2 articles · Updated · ImmigCanada · Jun 30

Statistics Canada reported 490,500 job vacancies in April, little changed for a fourth straight month, while payroll employment rose by 22,000.
Average weekly earnings climbed to C$1,345.79, up 1.0% from March and 3.8% from a year earlier, pointing to continued wage growth even as hiring moderates.
Health care and social assistance led payroll gains with 8,500 added jobs, alongside increases in public administration and administrative support services.
Professional services, manufacturing and construction lost payroll jobs, and vacancies also fell in construction and professional services, suggesting labour demand is becoming more balanced after earlier tightness.

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