Look at the hiring landscape, how businesses are adapting and what job candidates want most from employers.
The job market remains tight, with unemployment continuing to be at near-historic lows over the last several months.5.5% Unemployment rate (August 2023) 40,000* Jobs Increased (August 2023)488,200** 12-Month Employment Gains (August 2023)32.2% Remote openings rate (August 2023)
*Statistics Canada, seasonally adjusted**Statistics Canada, seasonally adjusted, September 2022 to August 2023.+Robert Half calculations are based on job postings provided by TalentNeuron™, a comprehensive source of global labour market analytics by Gartner.
of hiring managers still face tough challenges in landing new talent.
hiring for new roleshiring for vacated positions freezing hiringeliminating positions hiring for new roleshiring for vacated positions freezing hiringeliminating positions
rising prices/interest rates the overall economyability to find a new job job security
Workers planning to seek new jobs in Q1-Q2 2023Those who planned to seek new jobs in Q3-Q4 2022
Robert Half’s Demand for Skilled Talent uses a proprietary methodology to analyze more than 186,000 positions posted on over 300 independent job boards and company websites across Canada over the previous two quarters.Job roles included in this report span over 60 categories within the Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) system (2016 Version 1.3) for the administrative and customer support, finance and accounting, human resources, legal, marketing and creative, and technology professions.Robert Half’s analysis removes any repeat postings made within 30 days of the original posting.
