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Canada’s job market performance has been underwhelming since the 2008 recession. Un- and underemployment remains frustratingly high, in many regions of the country.
Canada’s job market performance has been underwhelming since the 2008 recession. Un- and underemployment remains frustratingly high, in many regions of the country.
Overall employment, by various measures, has still not returned to pre-recession levels. Job opportunities are increasingly hard to come by, and are increasingly found in low-wage and precarious positions, with limited mobility. Too many today are giving up the search for work. These are worrying trends in the labour market that appear to have disproportionately impacted Canada’s youth – who have recently entered (or about to enter) the world of work.
Watch this: Generation Jobless, presented by CBC Doc Zone (approx. 45 minutes)
