There were more than a million unfilled job vacancies across Canada in June, a record high.
Statistics Canada said that Canadian employers were looking to fill an all-time high of 1,037,900
jobs across the country in June, a 3.2% increase from May.
High job vacancies were seen in all sectors of the economy, but were particularly high in
healthcare and social assistance, the federal agency said, as that sector grappled with 149,700
vacant positions nationwide.
Job vacancies in the healthcare and social assistance category were up 40.8% from June 2021.
Statistics Canada said June job vacancies were also elevated in sectors such as construction,
manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and finance and insurance.
The unemployment rate in Canada was at a record low of 4.9% in July, Statistics Canada said.
