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Labour Market Bulletin, Second Quarter 2004An Analysis of the Cornwall/Hawkesbury Area Labour Market
Human Resource Centre of Canada
Highlights:
- Labour market conditions altered little during the second quarter with most major labour market indicators remaining flat from a quarter ago. While the area recorded little growth, this quarter’s results marked a pause in a string of significant job losses that marred the area since the fall of 2003.
- The Cornwall Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) approved the construction of 56,600 square feet of retail space at a cost of $3.5 million. The added retail space could support about 250 new jobs.
- Guildcrest Homes announced it will hire 30 construction labourers to keep up with the demand for its products.
- The federal government approved $10.5 million in funding to support the construction of an ethanol plant in Cornwall . Construction should begin shortly on the facility, whose total cost could reach $48 million.
- Canlyte Inc.'s Cornwall facility is investing $5 million to expand and purchase new equipment, creating an additional 325 jobs over the next 3 to 5 years.
- The A&P supermarket in Hawkesbury closed May 28. About 40 people were left without work.
- The area recorded a quarterly decline of 703 Employment Insurance (EI) claims, representing a decrease of 21% from a quarter ago.
- Total quarterly job vacancies rose slightly to 329 from 319 in the previous quarter. The Trades and Transport, as well as the Sales and Services occupational groups led activity.
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