Canadian job vacancies drop nearly 3% in Q3 2025, continuing three-year decline

Canada's job market saw vacancies fall by 14,000 positions in the third quarter of 2025, marking a 2.8% decrease to 492,500 openings. This decline follows similar drops earlier in the year and extends a downward trend that began after vacancies peaked at nearly 986,000 in mid-2022. Full-time and permanent positions bore the brunt of the reduction, while part-time and temporary roles remained relatively stable. Year-over-year figures show even steeper declines, with full-time vacancies down 12.3%. However, there's a silver lining: long-term vacancies requiring 90+ days to fill dropped to 27.1%, suggesting employers are having an easier time filling available positions than in previous quarters.

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