Job Vacancies Jump Past 1 Million in Canada’s Tight Labor Market

Unfilled jobs surpassed one million in Canada, a sign that employers are having difficulty finding workers as they ramp up hiring.

There were 1,014,600 job vacancies in September, Statistics Canada reported Thursday in Ottawa. That represents about 6% of all jobs, a vacancy rate that’s up from as low as 3% last December. Employers in high-contact industries like food services and hotels had the highest proportion of unfilled positions, at 14.4%.