Ontario and Saskatchewan add 400,000 new jobs, as vacancies remain high

Ontario and Saskatchewan add 400,000 new jobs, as vacancies remain high

According to the most recent report, job vacancies and payroll employment remain high, while unemployment falls in September.

In September, job vacancies increased by 3.8% across all industries, totaling 994,800 open positions in Canada. The majority of the new jobs were created in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

The job vacancy rate (the total number of vacant positions as a percentage of labour demand) increased to 5.7%, indicating that positions are still being filled despite employee shortages. Seasonal factors tend to make September a month for large vacancies, but even after accounting for this, job vacancies in Canada remain high.