The Daily Friday, September 6, 2019
Press Release
Labour Force Survey, August 2019
Following three consecutive months of little change, employment increased by 81,000 in August, largely in part-time work. The unemployment rate remained at 5.7% as more people participated in the labour market.
Stocks of principal field crops, July 31, 2019
Total stocks of all wheat decreased 4.6% from 2018 to 6.2 million tonnes in 2019. The decline was due to on-farm stocks, which fell 39.8% to 1.9 million tonnes, offsetting a 30.3% increase in commercial stocks.
Spending on research and development in the higher education sector, 2017/2018
Spending on research and development (R&D) activities in Canada’s higher education sector totalled $14.3 billion in 2017/2018, up 3.8% from the previous year. This was the eighth consecutive annual increase.
Asphalt roofing material, July 2019
Shipments of asphalt shingles totalled 3.6 million metric bundles in July, down 5.0% from the previous month and down 6.0% from July 2018.
New products
Videos – Statistics Canada: “What is the Labour Force Survey?”
Catalogue number Catalogue number11-629-X2019001, (HTML)
Canadian Labour Market Observatory: “Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app”
Catalogue number Catalogue number142000012018001, (HTML)
Labour Force Information, August 11 to 17, 2019
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-001-X, (HTML | PDF)
Statistics Canada – Data Visualization Products: “Labour Market Indicators, by province and census metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted”
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2017001, (HTML)
Statistics Canada – Data Visualization Products: “Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality”
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2017002, (HTML)
Labour Force Survey: Public Use Microdata File, August 2019
Catalogue number Catalogue number71M0001X, (EFT)
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