The labour market across the Ottawa continues to see meager growth according to Q3 data from Statistics Canada.
Ottawa saw a 6.3 per cent unemployment rate in July, up from 6 per cent in June. 5,200 full-time jobs opened up while 100 part-time jobs were lost. For some, breaking into the workforce in the capital region has proved a challenge – the current market disproportionally impacting young people in the 15- to 24-year-old age group, as well as new Canadians.
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“When you’re young like me, you don’t really have any experience,” said Ottawa resident Loann Champdoizeau. “If no jobs are hiring people without experience, then you can’t get any jobs. It is really difficult.”
“For people that are immigrants, like my parents, it’s pretty difficult,” said Ander Miftari. “People that have studied abroad, have diplomas, …