Canadian Hiring Index for October 2025

Hiring Momentum Slows Amid Job Gains

After two consecutive monthly gains, the Canadian Hiring Index edged down slightly in September, decreasing to 108.5 (2018 = 100.0).

Compared with last September, however, seasonally adjusted job postings were up 2.6 per cent. Which provinces saw an increase in these job postings, and where were the largest increases? Among industries, which saw the strongest increases in job postings? The lowest? What occupations experienced the most vacancies, and which were the ones in which hiring activity remined subdued? And did the estimated ratio of online job postings to unemployed workers—a key measure of labour market tightness—increase or decrease in September?

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