August 7, 2015

Category: Articles

Canadian Jobs All Part-Time, U.S. Sees Broad-based Job Gains

The divergence between the Canadian and U.S. economies continues as the July employment data reveal Canadian weakness and U.S. strength. The Canadian economy added 6,600 jobs last month as services-related sectors continued to offset job losses in manufacturing and natural resources. The gains reflected more self-employed and part-time work, with the number of full-time jobs…

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August 1, 2015

Category: Media Reporting on Sherry

Yedlin: Harsh economic realities becoming more clear

That wasn’t supposed to happen given our exports are now more competitive. What’s different this time, says economist Sherry Cooper, is that auto manufacturers — significant contributors to the Canadian economy who benefited from the veil of competitiveness provided by a low loonie in past recessions — are not the important economic contributors they once…

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