The Daily Friday, November 1, 2019
Press Release
November 1, 2019
Study: A profile of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in Canada, 2015 to 2017
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) are more likely to report poor or fair physical and mental health than their non-NEET counterparts of the same gender, age and educational attainment. These are among the findings of a new study released today that provides a profile of the psychosocial well-being of youth NEET (aged 18 to 29) compared with youth non-NEET. Overall, 11.1% of youth in Canada were NEET from 2015 to 2017, which included those who were looking for paid work (38.0% of all youth NEET), those who were caring for children (27.5%), and those in the “other” category (34.5%)—a group that included those whose main activity was household work, volunteering, or care-giving to people other than children, as well as those who had a long-term illness. The reduction of the youth NEET rate has been established as a positive goal because youth NEET are at risk for multiple long-term social, economic, and health difficulties.
Consulting Services Price Index, second quarter 2019
The Consulting Services Price Index fell 0.9% in the second quarter, following a 0.6% increase the previous quarter. This decline coincides with a decrease in the average weekly earnings for consultants during the same period, according to data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours.
Informatics professional services price indexes, 2018
In 2018, three of the four informatics professional services price indexes (IPSPI) have increased compared with 2017. The price index for software and software licensing posted an increase of 1.3% in 2018. This was the largest gain observed in the four IPSPI series and followed a similar increase of 1.4% in 2017.
Electricity supply and disposition, 2018
The total generation of electricity in 2018 decreased by 1.4% to 640,087,117 megawatt-hours (MWh). A decline in hydro generation (-2.2%) was the main driver for this decline. Total generation of other renewable energy types increased, with gains in wind (+5.31%) and solar (+9.5%).
Electric power thermal generating station fuel consumption, 2018
In 2018, electric utility thermal plants in Canada generated 193.7 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous year.
Release plan and concepts overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey
The technical report Release Plan and Concepts Overview of the 2018 Canadian Housing Survey is now available. This report outlines the concepts, definitions and key indicators used by the Canadian Housing Survey (CHS) and provides an overview of the products that will be available from the CHS starting November 22, 2019.
Financial market statistics, September 2019
Data on financial markets are now available for September.
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