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The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance: Online publication

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2007

This online publication, released today, takes more than just a glance at key trends in Canada's labour market for 2007.

The publication consists of 16 sections that provide an overview of a host of labour market topics, illustrated by 101 charts.

Among the topics examined are labour market trends; employment by industry; trends in workplace training; reasons workers select part-time jobs; the growth in temporary positions; absenteeism rates; wages and income; international comparisons; labour markets in provinces and census metropolitan areas; and the labour market for immigrants and Aboriginal people.

The publication will be of particular interest to labour market specialists, economists, researchers and students and teachers, in fact, anyone interested in monitoring labour market trends. It also uses a variety of survey data and analysis, making it an invaluable reference document on labour issues.

The publication The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance, 2007 (71-222-XWE, free) is now available from the Publications module of our website.

For more information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-866-873-8788; 613-951-4090; fax: 613-951-2869; labour@statcan.gc.ca), Labour Statistics Division.