The Canadian Labor Market: Developments, Prospects, and Policy

August 1, 1994

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Eswar S Prasad. The Canadian Labor Market: Developments, Prospects, and Policy, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1994) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

This paper examines recent developments in the Canadian labor market. Using disaggregated labor market data, various hypotheses concerning the slow employment growth and rise in unemployment since 1990 are evaluated. The analysis indicates that a large part of the recent rise in the unemployment rate may reflect an increase in the structural rather than the cyclical component of unemployment. Various sources of labor market rigidities that may have contributed to the increase in structural unemployment are examined. In particular, the role of the unemployment insurance system in contributing to labor market rigidity and measures for reforming this system, including the recent proposals of the government, are discussed. Finally, this paper examines active labor market policies that could help to alleviate structural unemployment.

Subject: Employment, Labor, Labor force, Labor markets, Unemployment, Unemployment rate

Keywords: Employment, Employment data, Employment growth, Employment level, Employment probability, Employment rigidity, Employment-population ratio, Europe, Labor force, Labor markets, Laid-off worker, North America, Services employment, Unemployment, Unemployment rate, Unemployment study, Unskilled worker, Worker, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

36
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 1994/097
Stock No:

WPIEA0971994
ISBN:

9781451851953
ISSN:

1018-5941

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