Canada’s Job Vacancies Fall for 9th Straight Quarter but Still at Pre-Pandemic Levels: StatCan

Canada’s Job Vacancies Fall for 9th Straight Quarter but Still at Pre-Pandemic Levels: StatCan
People attend a job and continuing education fair in Montreal, on Oct. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Canadian employers continue to struggle to find the right candidates for the job, as the number of unfilled positions remains at pre-pandemic levels, despite recent declines.

Job vacancies in Canada shrank for the ninth consecutive quarter to 546,075 in the third quarter of this year, a 5.5 percent drop from 577,970 in the second quarter, according to Statistics Canada.