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A Canada-US Comparison of Labour Market Conditions

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  • Dany Brouillette
  • Katerina Gribbin
  • Justin-Damien Guénette
  • James Ketcheson
  • Olena Kostyshyna
  • Jonathan Lachaine
  • Colin Scarffe

Abstract

In this note, we provide a brief comparison of the recent developments in the labour markets in Canada and the United States. Our analysis indicates that slack remains in the Canadian labour market, while the US labour market is close to full employment. Canada’s negative labour input gap reflects weak average hours worked, whereas aggregate employment is getting close to its trend. In the United States, in contrast to Canada, both the level of employment and average hours worked are currently estimated to be at trend. The decomposition of the growth of average hours worked for Canada suggests that its overall decline is broad-based within each type of work (full-time/part-time), worker characteristics (region/age/sex) and sector (goods/services).

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  • Dany Brouillette & Katerina Gribbin & Justin-Damien Guénette & James Ketcheson & Olena Kostyshyna & Jonathan Lachaine & Colin Scarffe, 2017. "A Canada-US Comparison of Labour Market Conditions," Staff Analytical Notes 17-4, Bank of Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bocsan:17-4
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    1. Patrick Alexander & Michael Francis & Christopher Hajzler & Kristina Hess & Patrick Kirby & Louis Poirier & Sri Thanabalasingam, 2017. "Assessing Global Potential Output Growth," Staff Analytical Notes 17-3, Bank of Canada.
    2. Dany Brouillette & Laurence Savoie-Chabot, 2016. "Un examen plus approfondi des pressions salariales au Canada," Staff Analytical Notes 16-6, Bank of Canada.
    3. Andrew Agopsowicz & Bassirou Gueye & Natalia Kyui & Youngmin Park & Mohanad Salameh & Ben Tomlin, 2017. "April 2017 Annual Reassessment of Potential Output Growth in Canada," Staff Analytical Notes 17-5, Bank of Canada.
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    Keywords

    Labour markets; Recent economic and financial developments;

    JEL classification:

    • E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J - Labor and Demographic Economics
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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