As of the first quarter of 2021, the majority of surveyed businesses in Canada forecast their number of employees to stay the same in the coming three months. Specifically, some 71 percent of companies stated this. Among businesses with 100 employees or more, 23.2 percent stated that the number of employees in their enterprises is likely to increase, whereas this share was much lower among small businesses with one to four employees (6.1 percent).
Business expectations of number of employees over the next three months in Canada as of 1st quarter 2021, by employment size
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, Impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in Canada, first quarter 2021, page 5, January 11 to February 11, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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