Jobs: Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula

Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula: The chamber predicts what it calls the Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula which also includes Brantford, Haldimand and Norfolk will add 15,000 jobs over the next two years. That comes after a labour force contraction of 1.5 per cent in 2013. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The report predicts employment will grow by 0.9 per cent this year and 1.3 per cent in 2015 to a total of 720,000 jobs. The Hamilton story is getting significant national attention. Keanin Loomis chamber president More jobs, moderating home prices and an economy "on the upswing" led by construction and agriculture are among the highlights of a 2014 forecast issued by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Thursday. "The Hamilton story, driven primarily by housing prices data and a lower than average unemployment rate, is getting significant national attention," said chamber president Keanin Loomis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.