A switch away from part-time positions to full-time positions can be considered a healthy job market dynamics, particularly if workers have been involuntarily part-time, Scotiabank said of the hidden full-time jobs gain in a note to clients. Others disagreed, saying the underlying numbers are even bleaker than the headline showing a slight loss of jobs. Andrew Jackson, a senior policy adviser at the Broadbent Institute noted that the lower unemployment rate masks the reality that many Canadians are facing. The proportion of Canadians with jobs actually fell, from 61.6 per cent to 61.5 per cent, he said. And despite the monthly full-time jobs surge, for the year as a whole, just 32,000 permanent jobs were created over the year, compared to an increase of 110,000 temporary jobs, Jackson noted. cbc.ca/news/business/canada-loses-4-300-jobs-in-december-1.2895078
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:29:45 +0000
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