Employment Insurance – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:10:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Employment Insurance – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Number of workers on EI continues to rise: StatCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/number-of-workers-on-ei-continues-to-rise-statcan/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:10:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=495415 Claims from men, manufacturing sector leading the way

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]]> Insurers paid record benefits in 2023: CLHIA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/insurers-paid-record-benefits-in-2023-clhia/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:12:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493340 Life insurance coverage has increased over the past decade given larger mortgages and a higher cost of living

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]]> U.S. unemployment claims fall in sign of resilient job market https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-unemployment-claims-fall-in-sign-of-resilient-job-market/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:25:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=491190 Claims calmed down, and their recent rise appears to be just a blip: economist

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]]> Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits last week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/fewer-americans-filed-for-jobless-benefits-last-week/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:30:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=490679 It's the first snapshot of the U.S. labour market since last week’s disappointing jobs data for July

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]]> The number of Americans filing for jobless claims hits highest level in a year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/the-number-of-americans-filing-for-jobless-claims-hits-highest-level-in-a-year/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:51:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=490364 There have been job cuts across a range of sectors in the U.S. this year

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]]> Fewer Americans file for jobless claims https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/fewer-americans-file-for-jobless-claims/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:16:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489942 Continuing claims have been on the rise in recent months

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]]> Jobless benefit claims rise: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/jobless-benefit-claims-rise-statscan/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:14:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489595 After six months of stability, claims rose in May

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]]> More Americans apply for jobless benefits amid layoffs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/more-americans-apply-for-jobless-benefits-amid-layoffs/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:59:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489590 While the U.S. labour market remains historically healthy, recent data suggest some weakening

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]]> U.S. jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-jobless-claims-fall-to-238000-from-10-month-high/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:09:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=488119 Weekly unemployment claims — a proxy for layoffs — remain at low levels by historical standards

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]]> U.S. jobless benefit claims jump to highest level in 10 months https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-jobless-benefit-claims-jump-to-highest-level-in-10-months/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:35:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=487596 The four-week average of claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, rose to 227,000

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