Economics, labour markets, and policy research by Mikal Skuterud

  • Eugene Komchuk
  • Yesterday
Mikal Skuterud: Canada unemployment rate remains stable near 7 percent
Mikal Skuterud challenges claims about high unemployment in Canada amid current recession discussions. According to Skuterud, the national unemployment rate is about 7 percent, which he points out ...
  • Igor Krasulya
  • 03.06.2026
Slow real GDP per capita growth runs deeper than immigration, Mikal Skuterud argues
Mikal Skuterud raises concerns about the current state of economic data, focusing on weak growth in real GDP per capita. Skuterud asserts that this slow growth is not the result of lower ...
  • Parshwa Turakhiya
  • 07.05.2026
Mikal Skuterud: Canada job market shifts driven more by supply
Mikal Skuterud, industry influencer, comments that recent interpretations of February’s Jobs Report as “brutal” may overlook the underlying dynamics in Canada’s labor markets. He ...