Where the Jobs are Now from the Globe and Mail reports on Canadian government data showing that freelance, part-time and temp jobs are growing while full-time jobs continue to decline. From the article:
"The jobs that are coming back are part-time and temporary. The latest data show that there is an ongoing loss of full-time and permanent jobs. By March, 2010, there were 47,800 more part-time jobs than when the recession began, but 300,000 full-time jobs were still missing."
Also increasing is self-employment:
"... self-employment has been on the rise. Over the past year, 34,500 Canadians went into business for themselves. Most were solo, though, unincorporated and without paid help."
Canada's recession was shallower than in the U.S. They've also recovered more quickly. A combination of a conservative financial sector (held in check in part by stronger financial regulations) and global demand for Canadian resources helped Canada avoid the worst of the recession.
But despite a stronger economy, Canada is being hit by the same broader trends that are leading to an increase in contingent workers in the U.S. The shift towards freelancers, part-timers and other forms of contingent work are powerful and global.
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