Job vacancies on the Prairies have crept above the national average over the past two years, underscoring the strong demand for workers in some of the country’s strongest economies.
While the unemployment rate tells how many people are out of work, the rate of job vacancies highlights how badly employers need workers. When the economy reopened following the pandemic, job vacancy rates tracked by Statistics Canada surged across regions as hiring resumed. Yet the national rate remained above rates on the Prairies. (In B.C., a combination of factors ensures high job vacancies are a perennial issue.)
But as job vacancies were filled in 2023, openings on the Prairies began
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