Thursday, July 30, 2009
Recession Illustrates Variations Among Groups of Workers
As data on the recession is collected, trends in labour market attachment among worker populations are becoming evident:
- women aged 55 and older are experiencing employment gains and are the only group that has added to their numbers since the start of the recession
youth have the highest unemployment rate in 11 years; 15 to 24 year olds have an unemployment rate of 15.9
as of June 2009, 71% of Canada's unemployed are men
unemployment rates for recent immigrants are more than 3 times the rate for the Canadian-born; newcomers face a 5.7% decrease in employment levels compared to a 1.6% decrease for Canadian-born.
pregnant women are encountering discriminatory layoffs as employers downsize; since the downturn, the Ontario's Human Rights Legal Support Centre receives 10 to 15 calls a week from pregnant women anxious about their job security.
Labels: Issues_and_Trends
