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December 04, 2023
US CONSTRUCTION SPENDING, OCTOBER 2023

Month over month October 2023 vs September 2023, seasonally adjusted annual rate)

The United States construction spending increased 0.6% to $2,027.1 billion.  Total residential construction increased 1.2% to $895.1 billion. Total non-residential construction spending increased 0.1% to $1,131.9 billion.

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December 01, 2023
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, NOVEMBER 2023

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December 01, 2023
LABOUR MARKET TRENDS, NOVEMBER 2023

November labour force survey results reflect the period from November 5 to 11, 2023.

 

Ages 15+ (November 2023 vs October 2023, seasonally adjusted)

Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment declined by 700 (-0.1%) to 502,300 in November 2023, following an increase of 8,200 (+1.7%) in employment the previous month.

The change in employment was attributable to a decrease in part-time employment (-1,900) offsetting an increase in full-ti ...

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December 01, 2023
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY: VISIBLE MINORITIES, NOVEMBER 2023

The Labour Force Survey asks respondents about whether they identify with visible minority categories (as used in the Census): White, South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan), Chinese, Black, Filipino, Arab, Latin American, Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai), West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan), Korean, Other.

November 2023 (3 month moving average, unadjusted)

Nationally, the unemployment rate for those who identify&...

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December 01, 2023
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR, 2021/2022

Nova Scotia’s higher education research and development (R&D) spending increased by 14.3% to $498.6 million, the fastest growth among provinces from 2020/2021 to 2021/2022.  Nationally, higher education sector spending on R&D totalled $16.6 billion in 2021/2022, up 4.5% from the previous year. Across Canada, all provinces except Saskatchewan and Newfoundla...

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