Canada Labour Market at a Glance

Comparison of Labour Market Activity between Q2 2024 and Q1 2024

Between Q2 2024 and Q1 2024, employment and job vacancies increased while job postings declined. Employment across Canada continued to stay above 20 million in Q2 2024 and increased 1.4% from Q1 2024. Job vacancies increased just above 620,000; however, they decreased by 197,000 from 780,000 reported in Q2 2023. In Q2 2024, online job postings reached 271,000 across Canada, declining by 44,300 from Q2 2023. These trends highlight the growing labour shortage across the country, with shortages to the Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services seeing the largest impact.