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Several indicators pointed to positive trends in the Canadian labour market in 2017. How has the labour market fared over the first six months of 2018? Based on the latest available data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH), and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) up to June 2018, this analysis takes stock of recent trends and noteworthy topics in relation to the labour market. Overall, the number of people in employment increased by 214,900 or 1.2 per cent from June 2017 to June 2018, while job vacancies were up 19.0 per cent from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018. However, signs of moderation are beginning to emerge. Year-over-year employment growth was slower in the first half of 2018 compared with the second half of 2017, and the number of people working was little changed between December 2017 and June 2018. This publication presents data and insights under the following headings: A recovery in wage growth?; Uneven regional employment growth; Matching the unemployed and job vacancies; Flexibility and labour market integration; The changing face of labour supply.

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