This just in from Statistics Canada: in their most recent job vacancies study, there were 4.8 unemployed people for every open job, down from 5.6 people a year earlier. This decline in the ratio was the result of both fewer unemployed people and more job vacancies. So despite recent doom and gloom headlines about layoffs… Read More »

If you’re looking for a job, the odds aren’t exactly in your favour this year. With an economy inching toward recession and employers more likely to choose layoffs over hiring, economists at the Conference Board of Canada said in their latest report that job seekers will have to wait until 2016 for real employment opportunities to arise. The country added… Read More »

Since joining his father’s construction crew when he was 16, Casey Ellison has ridden 21 years of Florida building booms and busts. This time, though, the recovery is playing out a different way. As both commercial and residential development picks up, construction managers are having a hard time filling their crews, particularly subcontractors like electricians,… Read More »

Becoming an electrician or plumber in Wisconsin is not easy, but the rewards are good, both financial and personal. “If you are an individual who likes to work with your hands, it’s very rewarding,” said Jim Conard, chief operating officer of Northern Electric Inc. in Green Bay. “If you like to see what you’ve done… Read More »

The news about the IT job market continues to get better. January 2015 was as strong a month for IT job creation as any in the previous year, with 14,500 jobs added in the field, according to statistics provided by Janco Associates and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The contrast with the beginning of 2014,… Read More »

People looking for work might do well to consider becoming meat cutters/trimmers or heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Those two categories alone represent a projected 1,015 new jobs in Nebraska. While not the most glamorous jobs available, they are among the hottest jobs available, along with registered nurses and secondary school teachers. “Laborers and freight,… Read More »