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Student Spotlight – Brendan

I started working for the Durham Workforce Authority as a student in the summer of 2020. Having recently graduated from university with an undergraduate in …

Student Spotlight – Katrina

The day in the life of a DWA summer research assistant consists of starting your day with a very big cup of coffee and sitting …

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Labour Force Report – An Overview

The Durham Workforce Authority (DWA) will release a custom extraction of the Statistics Canada monthly Labour Force Report for Durham Region. The report will use …

job search report

Job Search Report – An Overview

The Durham Workforce Authority (DWA) will release a monthly Job Search Report for Durham Region. The report is created using data collected from the job …

job demand report

Job Demand Report – An Overview

The Durham Workforce Authority (DWA) will release a monthly Job Demand Report for Durham Region. The report is created by the DWA using data collected …

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Jobs First Census Map

The Jobs First Durham Census Map data tool provides students, employers, and community organizations with a visualization of 14 categories of census data. The tool …

Jobs First Jobs Map

Jobs First Jobs Map

The job search process in Durham Region has never been easier. The Durham Workforce Authority (DWA) has several free to use tools including the Jobs …

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Jobs First Career Explorer

The Career Explorer is a career path tool for students, educators, job seekers, and employment counselors showing in-demand jobs in Durham Region alongside potential career …

Census Metropolitan Unemployment Rates Across Ontario

The Unemployment Rate Comparison Graph provides a visual display of the monthly unemployment rates for various Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) across Ontario. The unemployment rate …

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Jobs First Jobs Board

Searching through more than 25 job boards can be exhausting and time consuming. Major job boards can be hard to navigate; the DWA wanted to …