Where DID All the Jobs Go? The Mystery of Rising Unemployment.
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Where DID All the Jobs Go? The Mystery of Rising Unemployment.
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About this listen
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Job market statistics
02:10 Why the job market is so bad right now
04:27 Different ways to measure the job market
07:02 Things are particularly bad in Ontario
09:02 High unemployment fractures the social fabric
11:25 The impact of a slow job market on lifetime earning
13:32 How youth unemployment shapes political priorities
14:58 Will the soft job market result in increased school enrollment?
17:40 Is an improved credential worth the cost?
20:41 Job searching lasting over six months
22:08 Solutions and policy recommendations
Research/links
Canadian Labour Market Update Q1 2025: Jobs in Purgatory
Ontario’s unemployment rate jumps to 7% even as ‘moderate’ job creation continues
Alex Usher blog - Opportunity and Talent
Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson review – make America build again
Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux
Produced by Meredith Martin
This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation and brought to you by the Smart Prosperity Institute.