Fast Facts Friday: September 1, 2023

Catch up on the latest facts and read more via the links below in case you missed them this week!

1. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 21.8% of apprentices completed their programs within the typical duration. – The Daily — Pathways indicators for registered apprentices in Canada, 2021
2. Real gross domestic product edged up 0.3% in May, following a 0.1% uptick in April. - The Daily — Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, third quarter 2023
3. In May 2023, the rates of both business openings (4.7%) and business closures (4.6%) edged down by 0.1 percentage point, returning to their pre-pandemic levels. - The Daily — Monthly estimates of business openings and closures, May 2023
4. In 2021, the natural resources sector employed 630,652 people, representing 3.6% of economy-wide employment. - The Daily — Natural Resources Satellite Account: Human Resource Module, 2012 to 2021
5. In 2022, the employment rate for those aged 16 to 64 with disabilities was 65.1%, compared with 80.1% for those without disabilities. - The Daily — Labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities in 2022: Results from the Labour Force Survey
6. Job vacancies remained on a downward trend, edging down by 8,900 (-1.2%) to 753,400 in June. - The Daily — Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies, June 2023
7. Canada's current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) widened by $3.5 billion to $6.6 billion in the second quarter of 2023. - The Daily — Canada's balance of international payments, second quarter 2023
8. Capital expenditures in the oil and gas extraction industries, including expenditures on exploration and evaluation, increased by 3.4% in the second quarter to reach $10.4 billion. - The Daily — Quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, second quarter 2023
9. Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 0.2% in June, following a 0.2% increase in May. - The Daily — Gross domestic product by industry, June 2023
10. Real gross domestic product (GDP) was nearly unchanged in the second quarter, following a 0.6% rise in the first quarter. - The Daily — Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, second quarter 2023