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Job prospects in Winnipeg to stay stable for a while, help-wanted survey reports

THE prospects of finding a job are so-so for Winnipeggers for the next few months, according to the latest help-wanted survey by the Conference Board of Canada.

The Ottawa-based think-tank said Friday near-term job prospects are positive for only nine of the 26 Canadian cities it surveyed in August. Prospects are stable for 12 others, including Winnipeg, and negative for the remaining nine.

"Financial woes in Europe, a protracted U.S. recovery and soft domestic demand will hold back labour-market growth in Canada," the board said in releasing its latest monthly Metro Help-Wanted Index.

The index is based on the seasonally adjusted number of new, unduplicated jobs posted during the month on 79 job-posting websites in Canada.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 29, 2012 B9

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