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tech news ᳇ eicker.newsThe #OpenAIFoundation will commit $250 million to help workers and economies navigate #AIdisruption. The funds will support research into #AI’s impact on the #labourmarket, assist displaced workers, and explore ways to distribute AI’s economic gains more broadly. https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-foundation-commits-250-million-help-workers-economies-navigate-ai-2026-05-27/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
3 Desjardins: #Household #spending continued to grow, posting an increase of 1.5%. That said, with weakness across the #labourmarket in Q1, the household #savings rate declined to 3.5% to support that spending #cdnecon #GDP
ABC FeedsFactory workers reunite 16 years after closure of major food manufacturer
By Eliza Berlage
Sixteen years after workers clocked off for the final time, Berrivale workers reunited to remember the cannery and preserving factory that employed generations of locals.
#Manufacturing #RuralandRemoteCommunities #HorticultureIndustry #HumanInterest #History #LabourMarket #ElizaBerlage
The-14Canada shouldn’t mistake immigrant entrepreneurship for inclusion
#Canada #ImmigrationPolicy #Education #Economy #PublicPolicy #Discrimination #Entrepreneurship #LabourMarket #EconomicIntegration #CredentialRecognition #Productivity
https://the-14.com/canada-shouldnt-mistake-immigrant-entrepreneurship-for-inclusion/
#Canada #ImmigrationPolicy #Education #Economy #PublicPolicy #Discrimination #Entrepreneurship #LabourMarket #EconomicIntegration #CredentialRecognition #Productivity
https://the-14.com/canada-shouldnt-mistake-immigrant-entrepreneurship-for-inclusion/
Centre for Population Change📄 A newly published #ESRC #ConnectingGenerations study shows that the way #youngpeople move from school into #work has lasting effects on whether they own a #home or have #savings and #investments by their early 30s, with #family background amplifying these outcomes.
Dr Vincent Ramos, lead author, said: “Policies addressing early #labourmarket instability and improving access to #assetbuilding opportunities are crucial to reducing long‑term #inequality.”
Find out more: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=785
CBC BusinessCanada's economy dropped 18,000 jobs in April as unemployment rose to 6-month high
April's loss means Canada has shed jobs in three of the fourth months so far this year, making for 112,000 jobs lost since January. The Statistics Canada data released on Friday indicates a continued weakness in the labour market, which has struggled in the face of U.S tariffs and trade uncertainty.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-april-2026-9.7192292?cmp=rss
April's loss means Canada has shed jobs in three of the fourth months so far this year, making for 112,000 jobs lost since January. The Statistics Canada data released on Friday indicates a continued weakness in the labour market, which has struggled in the face of U.S tariffs and trade uncertainty.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-april-2026-9.7192292?cmp=rss
CBC PoliticsCanada's economy dropped 18,000 jobs in April as unemployment rose to 6-month high
April's loss means Canada has shed jobs in three of the fourth months so far this year, making for 112,000 jobs lost since January. The Statistics Canada data released on Friday indicates a continued weakness in the labour market, which has struggled in the face of U.S tariffs and trade uncertainty.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-april-2026-9.7192292?cmp=rss
April's loss means Canada has shed jobs in three of the fourth months so far this year, making for 112,000 jobs lost since January. The Statistics Canada data released on Friday indicates a continued weakness in the labour market, which has struggled in the face of U.S tariffs and trade uncertainty.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-april-2026-9.7192292?cmp=rss
1 CIBC: The #Canadian #labourmarket continued its weak start to 2026 in April, with a third decline in #employment within the first four months of the year seeing the #unemployment rate rise further. The -18K decline in #jobs came against consensus expectations for a 10K increase …🧵
#cdnecon #LFS
CBC Newfoundland & LabradorGander school looks to kickstart careers with curriculum on aerospace, mining
A high school in Gander has teamed up with the local chamber of commerce and government funding partners to introduce a program aimed at addressing future labour market needs of the aerospace and mining sectors.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gander-school-looks-to-kickstart-careers-with-curriculum-on-aerospace-mining-9.7175032?cmp=rss
A high school in Gander has teamed up with the local chamber of commerce and government funding partners to introduce a program aimed at addressing future labour market needs of the aerospace and mining sectors.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gander-school-looks-to-kickstart-careers-with-curriculum-on-aerospace-mining-9.7175032?cmp=rss
📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes #youngadults ' #livingarrangements, with #youngpeople significantly more likely to live with their #parents as a result of #UniversalCredit. The impact is concentrated among #unmarried #childless individuals, both men and women, and among young men who are most disadvantaged in the #labourmarket.
By Jan Einhoff #MPIDR and Vincent Ramos, University of #Southampton https://youtu.be/ImsVUa1pPOY?si=gtqwHYLrsdwD_CdK
