Jobless rate drops to 6.6% as Canada added 15,000 jobs in February

Danbones

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we have a chartered central bank that is supposed to provide that money at no, or low, interest or at no cost

we don't use that option (since 74) because all the politicians have been bought up
and we have all been sold into debt slavery by them little cretinous deusch bagels
 

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we have a chartered central bank that is supposed to provide that money at no, or low interest or at cost-
we don't use that option (since 74) because all the politicians have been bought up
and we have all been sold into debt slavery by them little cretinous deusch bagels

We also need to be careful with inflation too though along with high interest rates.

Eliminate the minimum wage (but give workers more say in management so as to give them just leverage in labour-management relations like they do in some EU states), eliminate government waste, and redirect funds towards universal compulsory education and trades and professional training for the unemployed. Raising taxes is not ideal but still better than borrowing or printing money. At least it's more sustainable comparatively speaking. And if we really cut waste, we might even be able to if not lower taxes right away, at least start paying the debt too.
 

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we have a chartered central bank that is supposed to provide that money at no, or low, interest or at no cost

we don't use that option (since 74) because all the politicians have been bought up
and we have all been sold into debt slavery by them little cretinous deusch bagels

Nooooo. Politicians weren't bought up. The debt was. There was no choice but refinance at far lower rates post PET.
 

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Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.6%, the lowest level in more than 2 years

Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.6%, the lowest level in more than 2 years

OTTAWA—Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent last month, its lowest level in more than two years, as fewer people were looking for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Several economists were quick to hail the numbers as a sign that Canada’s economy is on the mend, though at least one questioned the survey’s findings of a massive swing toward full-time employment at the expense of part-time jobs.

The decline of 0.2 percentage points from the previous month brought the rate down to a number not seen since January 2015.

The agency’s February employment survey indicated the national labour market added 15,300 jobs overall last month, higher than analyst expectations.

Economists had projected a gain of 2,500 jobs and the unemployment rate to stay at 6.8 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters.

https://www.thestar.com/business/20...n-february-unemployment-rate-falls-to-66.html
 

mentalfloss

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Re: Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.6%, the lowest level in more than 2 years

A rare double post in this forum about good news in Canada.

My appy polly logies.
 

Cannuck

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Trudeau must be responsible for this since Trump is responsible for every job created in Murica.
 

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Re: Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.6%, the lowest level in more than 2 years

OTTAWA—Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent last month, its lowest level in more than two years, as fewer people were looking for work, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Yeah, but those numbers always include those who simply gave up trying to find gainful employment. Giving up the search doesn't imply they found a job.
 

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Yeah, but those numbers always include those who simply gave up trying to find gainful employment. Giving up the search doesn't imply they found a job.

There's 44,000 jobs available in Alberta. Thanks Trudeau.
 

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Re: Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.6%, the lowest level in more than 2 years

These figures can no longer be trusted. Buried somewhere in the stats you'll actually find the true bellwether of the economy.

How many people are working vs. those who have given up looking for work; how many are actually making things in industry and manufacturing vs. shuffling things around and flipping burgers in transient low payed service jobs; how many have secure permanent employment and benefits (including pensions) vs. contract work.

You'll then be able to glean the dismal state of the Canadian economy in the Free Market Era, instead of the rosy picture the government of our Prime Twit wants you to believe, pasted over the economic wilderness, and for all but a few, your own reality and that of your family.
 

Cannuck

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44,000 unfilled positions in Alberta alone. Trudeau is MCGA
 
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Re: Canada’s unemployment rate falls to 6.6%, the lowest level in more than 2 years

A rare double post in this forum about good news in Canada.

My appy polly logies.


that's because you are a notorious thread whore. maybe they should start deleting your rambling indistinguishable shit.

 

mentalfloss

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I'm already well aware that Harper couldn't effectively reduce unemployment because his fiscal policy led to a decrease in GDP growth.

Thankfully, Trudeau stepped in to clean up the mess with the necessary investment to stimulate growth.
 

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I'm already well aware that Harper couldn't effectively reduce unemployment because his fiscal policy led to a decrease in GDP growth.

Thankfully, Trudeau stepped in to clean up the mess with the necessary investment to stimulate growth.

yeah because Harper caused that bit of worldwide trouble in 2008 eh.

you're an idiot.
 

Cannuck

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yeah because Harper caused that bit of worldwide trouble in 2008 eh.

you're an idiot.

Enough whining about Harper. This is about the great job Justin has done creating jobs. Don't you like job creating politicians Loc? Aren't you happy Loc?
 

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I'm already well aware that Harper couldn't effectively reduce unemployment because his fiscal policy led to a decrease in GDP growth.

Thankfully, Trudeau stepped in to clean up the mess with the necessary investment to stimulate growth.
Just speaking from my experience in sw B.C. I still see lots of help wanted adds , but certainly not as many as 2-3 years ago . But there is still work available .
 

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Aside from debt-fed growth, some might also be population-fed. Some refugees might have brought money with them, even more might have brought a trade or profession. While they can certainly take jobs, they also spend their money and so consume. With more population, we have more consumption. That is more sustainable growth than the debt-funded fluff.
 

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Banks are calling the Liberal's huge deficit unsettling. Our economy is weaker, the deficit for 2016-17 is rising to $ 34 Billions, $5 billions more than predicted. It is not good news for the country. Banks will of course benefit in some way with this huge spending spree, but it's not good overall, it's simply too much. The liberals expenditure was at $ 62.9 billion in their first quarter, the money committed to infrastructure was all good, but that was 19%; this sort of spending is unprecedented.