Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie: Job market holds steady

Press Release

(BRANTFORD) –

The Brantford area job market held steady in September and even recovered some recent lost ground

Brantford-Brant’s jobless rate last month was 4.7%, a small drop from August’s 4 8%, according to Statistics Canada’s seasonally adjusted numbers released Friday. Norfolk’s job numbers showed the jobless rate hovering around 4 5% over the last few months.

Canadian employment grew by 64,000 in September, though the national jobless rate remained unchanged at 5.5%. Ontario added some jobs, but the unemployment rate still nudged up to 6%. The Brantford area has the lowest unemployment rate compared to the nearby communities of Hamilton, St. Catharines-Niagara, London, Guelph and KitchenerCambridge-Waterloo

After shrinking in recent months, the overall size of the labour pool increased in Brantford in September.

“Hopefully the number of people who are active in the labour force, working or looking for work, continues to improve, reversing the recent negative trend,” said Danette Dalton, executive director of the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie. “It’s good to remind people that there are many opportunities out there.”

A Fall Job Fair with about 35 businesses was held on October

11th at Brantford’s Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre. The job fair was organized by three local employment centres and the Workforce Planning Board September saw more than 2,300 new job postings appear on Grand Erie Jobs, the community’s job board operated by the Workforce Planning Board. The average wage listed in job posts was about $24 an hour in September, which was similar to recent months but $1.80 more than September 2022

About The Workforce Planning Board

The Workforce Planning Board is one of 26 non-profit organizations in Ontario that play a leadership role in labour force planning. The Workforce Planning Board is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.