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Alberta job prospects on the rise
CALGARY – Alberta recorded its fifth consecutive gain in December in the Conference Board of Canada’s Help-Wanted Index, which is based on the seasonally-adjusted number of new unduplicated jobs posted online during the month across 79 Canadian job-posting websites.
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Province forecasts anticipated demand for workers
Dear Working Wise: What careers will be in the highest demand in the future? I’m trying to decide on a career and a school, but I want a job that pays well when I’m done.
Do you have any advice? — Searching Student
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Alberta workers most confident in economy
CALGARY – Alberta workers are the most confident in the country when it comes to the strength of the Canadian economy.
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The split personality of Alberta’s job boom
Todd Hirsch is the Calgary-based chief economist of ATB Financial and author of The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada from Economic Decline.
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Unemployment rises slightly, Red Deer now lowest rate in province
Red Deer has overtaken Medicine Hat as the region of the province with the lowest unemployment, according to Labour Force Statistics released by the province for December.
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Less than half of Alberta companies offer telecommuting
CALGARY – Less than half of companies in Alberta offer telecommuting to their employees, according to a BMO Commercial Banking Survey released Tuesday.
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Jobs report highlights the aging of Baby Boomers
The December jobs report has sparked a fresh argument on an issue as old as the recovery: whether unemployment is dropping because of new jobs, or because people have stopped looking.
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Economists still upbeat on job market
Many economists still expect the job market to pick up steam next year despite Friday’s disappointing report on December payroll gains that was likely skewed by cold weather.
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Unemployment in Edmonton and Alberta edges up in December
EDMONTON – Unemployment edged up to 5.5 per cent in the Edmonton region as the labour force outpaced job growth in December.
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