April 25 roundup
On the best and worst jobs in Canada, where the world's happiest employees live and easing household debt levels.
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On the best and worst jobs in Canada, where the world's happiest employees live and easing household debt levels.
•Who’s hiring these days? Canadian Business surveyed hundreds of occupations tracked by Statistics Canada and identified the 50 best-paying, highest-demand job choices today. Check out the complete Canada’s Best Jobs 2012 package online.
•On a related note, Canadian employees are among the happiest in the world. Global staffing firm Randstad released data Wednesday that showed 31% of Canadians are “very satisfied” with where they’re working, good enough for the highest-ranking in non-European country and fifth overall.
•Household debt trends are improving but debt remains a serious problem, warned Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. Recent drops in debt accumulation and new mortgages on short-term variable rates are encouraging but household debt is still the number one domestic risk to the Canadian economy, he said.
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