November 2021 Labour Force Survey
December 3, 2021
This morning, the November 2021 Labour Force Survey was released, showing Canada’s labour market creating over 154,000 jobs in November as employment continues to return to pre-pandemic levels. It is thanks to the hard work of Canadians that we have recovered more than a million jobs, exceeding the number of job losses that occurred during the pandemic.
Today’s job numbers released by Statistics Canada show Canada’s labour market gaining 154,000 jobs in November, almost five times higher than originally forecasted. For a sixth consecutive month, we saw our unemployment rate drop again, the largest drop since March 2021, bringing us to 6%, its lowest since the start of this pandemic.
While Canadians are back to work and we continue to see recovery well beyond our target of a million jobs, we know there is still more work to do. Our recovery is still uneven and public health measures that are saving lives continue to restrict some economic activity.
In response, we introduced targeted measures that focus on the regions and sectors of the economy who still need support, by:
- Extending the Canada Recovery Hiring Program;
- Creating targeted support for businesses by introducing the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program and the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program; and
- Extending the CRSB and CRCB and creating the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit to ensure workers have the support they need when they are unable to work due to local lockdowns.
There is no more important economic policy for Canada than finishing the fight against COVID-19, particularly with the emergence of the Omicron variant. The best way to prevent future lock downs and get Canadians back to work is by finishing the job on vaccines.
Together, we will finish the fight against COVID-19, create jobs and middle-class growth, and build a better future for everyone.
