Labour Market Archives

Podcast: The 10-Minute Take

July 2, 2025 A long-term structural trend—surging retirements—is keeping the unemployment rate from rising drastically.

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A Smarter Path: The case for postsecondary education reform

March 31, 2025 Economic theory and evidence tell us that the more educated a society is, the more productive its economy will be.

34 Min Read

AI is Disrupting Canada’s Labour Landscape

April 23, 2024 Is the workforce prepared for the rise of AI and automation?

71 Min Read

Proof Point: Without investment, Canadian wages could reignite inflation

February 8, 2023 Wages are growing at a record pace in Canada—but not fast enough to match inflation.

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COVID Further Clouded the Outlook for Canadian Women at Risk of Disruption

March 4, 2021 RBC Economics investigates how the pandemic is affecting women in work and what needs to be done to secure full labour market participation.

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Canadian Women Continue to Exit the Labour Force

November 19, 2020 There's a growing divergence between Canadian men and women in the labour force and the response to the economic crisis varies across different cohorts of women.

6 Min Read

Pandemic Threatens Decades of Women’s Labour Force Gains

July 16, 2020 Women's employment has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic due to their likelihood to work in sectors hardest hit by the recession.