Canadian economy adds 40,600 new jobs

[Horse]

I would think you all would be jumping up and down as Brad has only been reelected 4 days and look mat the results. !!!! WOW

[Robertbarlage]

We're all wondering if all 4 of you are in Edmonton and which one is taking over mulcars job?

[Hamloc]

If you read various sources it is hard to figure out lol. First off manufacturing lost almost 32000 positions, odd with low dollar. But there was a 25000 job increase in healthcare and social assistance, no specific province given. As for Alberta the majority of new jobs were were in retail and wholesale trade. And the resource sector lost just over another 2000 jobs. I am glad I am not a statistician lol. The fact remains high paying resource sector jobs are being replaced by lower paying service industry jobs, it will have far reaching consequences imo. Have a good day:-)

[riders2010]

Without getting political though the oil jobs are way overpaid, and so what do we all expect the other people in our society to do? When a sector like that is grossly overpaid it raises the costs of everything to everyone else, they live high on the hog but what do you expect the rest to do? Case in point I think that's what happened in alberta the other people realized this big boom doesn't include us. Not saying this to be political but its the issue that people aren't talking about enough.

[Guest]

its real simple , Harper had made it hard for statscan , Trudeau is throwing money at them . wtf else would they say . like their huge canola crop last year , all bs

[Klause]

Don't think they are overpaid.


28 to 44 an hour plus overtime after 8. Pretty much what people in the auto industry, trades, sciences make.


Retail / wholesale will always be way less simply because the skills and labour required are less demanding.


A welder should make way more than a guy stocking shelves at peavy mart.


A roofer should make more than a hamburger flipper.

And just because you have a degree in women's studies doesn't mean your entitled to professional level wages...

[riders2010]

They are grossly overpaid compared to everyone including stocking shelves. The wages wont be the same but the disparity is outrageos. And when the people on those low wage jobs protest some of the overpaid smartasses call them welfare people well who s on welfare now for more than most people make and still complaining? And where the fk are all these big oil that made billions on billions why aren't they offering to keep their employees? Why the fk is it up to us to welfare overpaid people?
People cant make a living at these other jobs so then the answer by the big oil puppets is lets go get foreigners who will work for nothing, Do you see who works at all the stores etc? its a scam all the way through.

[riders2010]

And who s making that 28 to 44 in the oil industry? Try above 50 and double and triple time after hours. There is a reason the ag dealers and other repair places are charging a 1,000 bucks just to start the truck to come out and take a peak at your equipment.

[Guest]

well I was there riders , top end of the patch grossly overpaid as I was . I took it and put it in the bank and was glad I wasn't paying it . but as was said the majority of the workers were making 28-44 /hr , and worked hard for it . left home 2-3 weeks at a time . you have no idea about the average patch worker . but you are right about the wages going up everywhere else because of the "perceived "patch wages

[riders2010]

Oh actually I do know the oil worker deal. Maybe you weren't in on the top deals but 150 to 175 a day living allowances meals travel. There are kids here driving company trucks coming home filling up dad's fuel tanks from the skid tank. All expenses paid. Somebody pays for all that guess who?
Then there is the other side. 70% divorce rate. Young Guys working away from home lots of money visit more holes out in the patch than gainers gophers. Then we can talk about the drug trade which is a reality that follows many of the people around. A few young guys left here as good kids come back stoners and broke.