Alberta job market gains 'healthy': Report
Alberta's labour market is looking up -- but barely. The Conference Board of Canada's Help-Wanted Index, released Wednesday, showed the Alberta index rose by a "healthy" 4.7 points in November, which more than offset the declines of the previous two months.
And nationally, following two consecutive declines, the Help-Wanted Index rose 2.47 points to 103.1 in November.
The index is based on seasonally adjusted numbers of new, unduplicated jobs posted online during the month across 79 Canadian job-posting websites.
"Still, despite the increase, the recent declines in the index suggest that the slowdown in the labour market will continue for the next few months at least," the conference board said of the national data. "Indeed, employment gains have been modest in recent months, and we do not expect to see significant gains in the months ahead."
Only two provinces -- New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island -- posted declines in their indexes in November.
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