Although Construction Saw A Slight Year-over-year Employment Contraction In January, The Number Of Females Working In The Sector Reported Further Gains
Employment figures across all industries in the country increased in January 2024, thanks in part to strong gains among several industries in the services-producing sector. In its Labour Force Survey…
PEI’s Construction Sector Faces Short-term Recruiting Challenges, With Conditions Expected To Ease After 2026
…sector are expected to increase after 2024 and to the end of the forecast. Growth is initially driven by new housing construction and later in renovation. After peaking in 2024,…
A Strong Rebound In The Residential Sector Drives Construction Employment Forward In Saskatchewan
…after 2024. In contrast, non-residential activity is projected to peak in 2024 with strong engineering-construction investment levels complementing robust construction of industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings. Between 2026 and 2031,…
The outlook for Newfoundland and Labrador’s construction sector is closely linked to major project activity
March 31, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario Construction investment growth in Newfoundland and Labrador was modest in 2024. Both the residential and non-residential sectors reported growth in activity, with gains of…
Uncertain market conditions in Ontario return April 2025 unemployment rates to pre-pandemic levels
…over the same period. These trends combined to elevate unemployment in the sector by nearly two full percentage points, from 6.6% in April 2024 to 8.5% in April 2025. That…
September 2025 LFS data finds construction employment and labour force figures higher than a year ago, with notable gains among young male workers
…in employment over the last 12 months, adding 9,600 workers, or 5.2% compared to September 2024. Employment among core-aged male workers – i.e., those aged 25 to 54 years –…
Labour Force Challenges Remain In Ontario, Where Construction Activity Continues To Rise
…and 2024. These contractions will be moderated somewhat by strong migration into the province, while overall residential activity will be supported by a renovation and maintenance sector that is expected…
Employment in Canada’s construction industry was mostly unchanged in April
…Meanwhile, the labour force – those workers employed or searching for employment – was mostly unchanged. The latest data from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS), from April 2024, finds…
Employment growth slows in May, but younger workers more in demand
Key construction employment metrics trended lower in May 2024 compared with the same period in 2023. New Labour Force Survey (LFS) data released by Statistics Canada shows that both employment…
Annual employment and labour force data contract slightly in June, but growth among young workers remains strong
The latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from Statistics Canada finds that while construction-sector employment contracted over the past year, demand for young workers grew. Data for June 2024 shows…
Construction employment and labour force see strong growth in January 2025
…women, the unemployment rate increased by 1.2 percentage points over the past 12 months from 4% in January 2024 to 5.2% in the same month in 2025. A drop in…
March LFS data shows industry labour market conditions returning to more typical levels
…several key metrics tracking higher over the past 12 months. Compared with March 2024, the industry’s labour force rose by 43,300 workers (2.6%), however, employment increased by only 24,300 (1.6%),…