The limited number
of jobless workers in Southern California has made boosting staffs a challenge for bosses and is said to be a reason why the hiring pace has slowed.
McNeil later issued a statement saying he understands the NDP government will contact BlackBerry to identify services it can
offer jobless workers.
Unemployment data underlined the extent of the recovery in labor markets, with the ratio of
jobless workers falling to its lowest level since 2009, although around a tenth of the workforce still remained out of work.
Indeed, the proportion of
jobless workers receiving benefits remained 39 % (i.e. 561,060 beneficiaries out of 1,421,200 officially unemployed Canadians.)
The combination of falling EI coverage and rising unemployment means that tens of thousands
more jobless workers are -LSB-...]
Instead of paying taxes,
newly jobless workers will collect unemployment and welfare benefits from shrinking government coffers.
Over the past year, the population of long -
term jobless workers has declined by more than 1 million (NCSL 2013).
The nation's jobless rate remained at 7.6 percent as more
jobless workers entered the labor force and offset the increase in employment.
The other major stimulus program scheduled to expire by 2012 is the extension of unemployment insurance benefits, allowing
some jobless workers to continue collecting for as long as 99 weeks.