Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:17:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Jobs | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/jobs/ 32 32 Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/unemployment-rate-drops-to-6-5-in-january-despite-25000-job-losses/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:20:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531239 Labour survey shows first net loss of jobs since August

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]]> Canadian, U.S. markets slide amid risk-off day as precious metal prices decline https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadian-u-s-markets-slide-amid-risk-off-day-as-precious-metal-prices-decline/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:57:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531225 Sharp drops for big tech companies yanked the U.S. market lower

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]]> U.S. job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-fall-to-6-5-million-fewest-since-2020/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:54:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531138 Employers have added just 28,000 jobs a month since March

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]]> U.S. applications for jobless benefits, a proxy for layoffs, tick down to 209,000 last week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-a-proxy-for-layoffs-tick-down-to-209000-last-week/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:55:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530572 Several high-profile companies have announced job cuts in the past year

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]]> U.S. applications for jobless benefits inch up last week to a still-low 200,000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-applications-for-jobless-benefits-inch-up-last-week-to-a-still-low-200000/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:36:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530029 Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, the U.S. government reported

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]]> Canada, U.S. stock markets rise as jobs data from both countries came into focus https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-u-s-stock-markets-rise-as-jobs-data-from-both-countries-came-into-focus/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:07:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529128 Investors see jobs data as boosting chance of rate cuts

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]]> Sluggish hiring persists in December but U.S. unemployment slips to 4.4% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/sluggish-hiring-persists-in-december-but-u-s-unemployment-slips-to-4-4/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:26:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528993 Economy continues to grow, with Atlanta Fed projecting 2.7% increase in Q4

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]]> Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/unemployment-rate-jumps-to-6-8-in-december-despite-job-gain/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:02:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528987 Economy added 8,200 jobs last month, but labour force also grew

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]]> U.S. job openings slide to 2nd lowest level in 5 years as hiring remains sluggish https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-s-job-openings-slide-to-2nd-lowest-level-in-5-years-as-hiring-remains-sluggish/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:33:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528840 The “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, labour department report suggests

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]]> U.S. gains 64,000 jobs in November after losing 105,000 in October https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-gains-64000-jobs-in-november-after-losing-105000-in-october/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:13:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527825 Unemployment rate rises to 4.6%, the highest level since 2021

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