Jobs First Durham

Q2 2026 Labour Market Insights: What Employers Were Hiring For in Durham Region

Employer hiring activity strengthened across Durham Region during Q2 2026. Learn which occupations, industries, and skills were most in demand and what the latest hiring trends mean for employers and jobseekers.

Q2 2026 Labour Market Insights: What Durham Region Jobseekers Were Searching For

How are Durham Region jobseekers searching for work? Discover the occupations attracting the most interest, job search trends, and how jobseeker behaviour aligned with employer demand during Q2 2026.

Building Durham’s Child Care Workforce: Career Opportunities, Training and Local Insights

Discover career opportunities in Durham Region’s growing child care sector. Learn about Child Care Assistant careers, local training programs, wages, hiring demand, and the Jobs First Durham Child Care Resource Hub to help you start or advance your career.

Wages, Skills, and Job Quality: What 2025 JFD Data Tells Us About Work in Durham

Wages continued to rise modestly in Durham in 2025, but gains were uneven. This blog explores what skills, pay trends, and job quality data reveal.

New Blog: Where the Jobs Were in 2025: Sector and Occupational Shifts in Durham Region.

Where the Jobs Were in 2025: Sector and Occupational Shifts in Durham Region

In 2025, hiring demand in Durham shifted toward healthcare, care services, and infrastructure roles. This blog explores which sectors and occupations shaped the year.

New Blog: Durham’s Labour Market in 2025.

Durham’s Labour Market in 2025

Durham’s labour market remained resilient in 2025. While job postings declined, faster hiring and rising jobseeker engagement point to a market that is adjusting, not contracting.

New Blog: Understanding Wage Subsidies: What Employers in Durham Should Know.

Understanding Wage Subsidies: What Employers in Durham Should Know

Wage subsidies are one of several tools available to help Durham employers reduce hiring risk and support workforce participation. This post explains how wage subsidy programs work, who they support, and how they are delivered locally, while clarifying that subsidies are based on employment needs, not demographic characteristics.

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What Jobseeker Activity Tells Us About Durham’s Labour Market in Q4 2025

Jobseeker activity in Q4 2025 highlights strong interest in service, administrative, and trades roles. This blog explores what search behaviour reveals about Durham’s workforce.

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Skills, Wages, and Job Accessibility in Q4 2025

4 2025 data shows many Durham jobs remain accessible, while wages continue to rise modestly. This blog looks at skills demand, pay trends, and job quality.

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Hiring Demand in Durham: Sector and Occupation Trends in Q4 2025

Retail, healthcare, and food services continued to drive hiring in Q4 2025. This blog examines which sectors and occupations shaped Durham’s labour market at year-end.