It’s time to come up with a national jobs strategy, according to the President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
Hassan Youseff tells CHSJ News the job market is shrinking because part time jobs are replacing full time employment and governments are continuing to let the tires spin
The unemployment rate in New Brunswick rose last month to 9.8 per cent but was down to 7.4 per cent in Saint John and 5.8 per cent in Moncton.
The Bank of Montreal, meantime, has released an optimistic report about hiring intentions in the second half of this year. BMO is forecasting 32 per cent of business owners in the Atlantic region plan to hire more workers while 62 per cent are sticking with the status quo.
