Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot

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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: December 2024

Tourism Sector Shows Improvement and Stabilizes The tourism sector[1] in December 2024 saw modest growth over the previous month[2], in both labour force (+1.4%) and employment (+1.9%). The sector was in a stronger position than last year, but remained between 98% or 99% of its 2019 levels. The net gain in tourism employment was relatively […]

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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: November 2024

The Mid-Season Slump Returns The tourism sector[1] in November 2024 saw a moderate contraction from October[2], with labour force falling by around 32,000 people (-1.4%) and employment by around 44,000 (-2.1%). Both were in a stronger position than last year, but remained between 1% and 2% below 2019 levels. A labour slump in November is

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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: October 2024

Sector Edges Higher from September, but Gains Are Small The tourism sector[1] in October 2024 saw slight gains over the previous month[2], with labour force gaining around 28,000 people (+1.3%) and employment growing by around 18,000 (+0.9%). Both indices showed growth over last year as well, but remained slightly below 2019 levels. At the industry

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Canadian Tourism Labour Market Snapshot: September 2024

Fall Contraction in Both Labour Force and Employment With the summer conclusively drawn to a close, the tourism sector[1] in September 2024 saw a sharp decline in the labour market from August[2]. The labour force fell by just over 180,000 people (-7.9%), while over 155,000 people left employment across the sector (-7.0%); the largest share

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