Brantford-Brant\u2019s unemployment rate inched up last month due to a slight dip in employment. <\/p>\n
According to the latest seasonally adjusted estimates from Statistics Canada, the local unemployment rate rose 0.1 point to 6.3 per cent in September due to an estimated 300 fewer people working or looking for work, said a news release from the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie.<\/p>\n
Across Canada and Ontario, the unemployment rate also jumped 0.1 point to 6.5 per cent and seven per cent, respectively. <\/p>\n
Some surrounding communities \u2013 Hamilton and St. Catharines-Niagara \u2013 saw steeper increases in their unemployment rates, while others, including Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Guelph and London, saw their rates decrease. <\/p>\n
In Brantford-Brant, employment decreased in health care and social assistance and in professional, scientific and technical services, but grew in manufacturing and in wholesale and retail trade businesses, said the release.<\/p>\n
The Workforce Planning Board\u2019s Grand Erie Jobs platform recorded about 1,850 new job posts in September, up two per cent from August. <\/p>\n
More companies posted jobs, including a wider range of part-time and casual work opportunities. The Top 5 most in-demand jobs were retail salespersons, transport truck drivers, material handlers, harvesting labourers and kitchen helpers. <\/p>\n
While employment trends remain a key focus for the region, local businesses will have an opportunity to connect with resources and support through Small Business Week events taking place across Grand Erie later this month, said the release.<\/p>\n
Oct. 19 to 23 is Small Business Week \u2013 a collaborative effort between economic development offices and business support organizations to bring the local business community together and share information and resources on funding, digital tools, workforce development, and workplace well-being strategies. <\/p>\n
Several events are being hosted across Grand Erie as part of 2026 Small Business Week. Details are available at brantfordbrantbizweek.ca <\/p>\n
The events are: <\/p>\n
Funding Opportunities and Digital Solutions for Business Lunch and Learn with Enterprise Brant and BDC Monday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. <\/p>\n
Haldimand County\u2019s 2026 Small Business Week Breakfast, Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. <\/p>\n
18th annual Trade Show and Business After Hours on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. <\/p>\n
Ask an Expert Panel on Oct. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
Coach\u2019s Connect: Business Night in Brantford on Thursday Oct. 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. <\/p>\n
Ladies Who Lead: Lead Well. Work Well on Friday, Oct. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. <\/p>\n
The Workforce Planning Board is one of 25 non-profit organizations in Ontario that play a leadership role in labour force planning. It is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brantford-Brant\u2019s unemployment rate inched up last month due to a slight dip in employment. According to the latest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":928911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[319036,316537,45,49,48,319037,46],"class_list":["post-928910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-319036","tag-brantford-expositor","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-category-brantford-regional-news","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/928911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}