Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263620 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15404
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The Canadian labour market experienced a period of unprecedented turmoil following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the main changes using standard labour force statistics and new data on job postings. Envisaging a phase of temporary severing of employment relationships followed by a phase of more standard labour market search and matching, we use stock and flow data to understand key developments. We find dramatic changes in employment, unemployment and labour market attachment in the first few months of the pandemic and a broad though gradual recovery through to the end of 2021.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
coronavirus
job loss
unemployment
employment
transition rates
JEL: 
E24
E32
I3
I14
I18
J21
J23
J31
J63
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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