Sentences with phrase «in tightening labour markets»

Canada's housing affordability improved slightly in the third quarter of 2005 due to faster income growth in tightening labour markets and slower house price increases, says the latest Housing Affordability Index released by RBC Economics.

Canada's housing affordability improved slightly in the third quarter of 2005 due to faster income growth in tightening labour markets and slower house...

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The Fed left its key short - term rate at 1.5 per cent to 1.75 per cent — the level it set in March after its sixth increase since December 2015 — as it gradually tightens credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight labour market and a pickup in consumer prices.

The labour market had tightened as the unemployment rate had declined by around 3 percentage points in two years, and wage pressures were building.

Shorter - term yields in Canada are also forecast to increase in 2014 as a strengthening in economic growth, tightening labour market conditions and accelerating wage growth fuel a steady, albeit slow, increase in inflation.

Subsequently, with continuing strong activity indicators, stretched labour markets and signs of possible pipeline price pressures (although core consumer prices remain benign), the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy by 25 basis points to 5 per cent in June and then 5.25 per cent in August (Graph 5).

In addition, labour market conditions have tightened over recent months, as seen in the above - trend growth in employment in the December quarter, the fall in the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costIn addition, labour market conditions have tightened over recent months, as seen in the above - trend growth in employment in the December quarter, the fall in the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costin the above - trend growth in employment in the December quarter, the fall in the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costin employment in the December quarter, the fall in the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costin the December quarter, the fall in the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costin the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costs.

In the face of a tightening labour market, we commend the Government for taking efforts to promote the skilled trades and developing under - leveraged parts of the workforce, which the 2016 Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard identified as key steps in growing our economIn the face of a tightening labour market, we commend the Government for taking efforts to promote the skilled trades and developing under - leveraged parts of the workforce, which the 2016 Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard identified as key steps in growing our economin growing our economy.

«Despite a tightening labour market, trainee teacher recruitment is holding steady - with low vacancy rates in priority subjects like maths and science.

Inflation, in particular, is expected to pick up «consistent with the expectation that a further tightening in labour market conditions would gradually feed into higher wage pressures.»

consistent with the expectation that a further tightening in labour market conditions would gradually feed into higher wage pressures

The largest driver of Australia's tightening labour market is the increasing gap between wages in high - skill occupations compared to lower skill ones, relative to the past.

Canada scored 5.9 on a 10 point scale (up from 5.6 in 2012) because of perceived tightening immigration legislation, and an increase of working age Canadians entering the labour market.

In past years, we have found that an improving economic environment tends to be linked with tightening labour markets as demand for talent increases and the challenge of recruiting the most sought - after skills begins to impact organisations.