Job Vacancies Shrink as Unemployment Numbers Rise: StatCan

Data from Statistics Canada shows that job vacancies nationwide fell 9 percent in Q3 of 2023, when compared to Q2 of the same year.

Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Job vacancies in Canada have decreased for the fifth straight quarter, continuing an ongoing trend since a job vacancy record was set in 2022, new data from Statistics Canada show.

As the number of job openings declines, the number of people seeking employment is on the rise.