Statscan doesn’t tell whole story about national job market, CLC report says

Statistics Canada is being urged to produce a clearer picture of underemployment in Canada to provide a better understanding of what it will take to get frustrated part-time workers into steady, full-time jobs.

A research report timed to coincide with Thursday’s launch of a long-term Parliamentary study into youth unemployment argues Canadians lack key information that is available in the United States and elsewhere.

The report by Canadian Labour Congress senior economist Angella MacEwen argues the public’s heavy focus on Statistics Canada’s monthly job numbers and unemployment rates do not tell the full story of the nation’s job market. Ms. MacEwen said better data on underemployment would shed more light on the reasons it is a more serious problem among women and youth.

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