CANADA JOB TRENDS 2005 REPORT

CANADA JOB TRENDS – Update 2005
National and Provincial Labour Markets

Fourth edition. March 2005. ISBN 1-894366-11-5

The report is easy to read and will both substantiate and challenge the reader's notions of the economy and the labour market in Canada today. (From a review in Contact Point, a website for Career Development Practitioners)

A factual, hard-hitting, objective 88-page report on the labour market in Canada, the provinces and cities. Presented with lively commentary, charts, tables and provincial and city rankings. Also contains a youth provincial employment ranking based on 10 indicators. Author Roger Sauvė, is President of People Patterns Consulting and has been quoted in the national media including the Globe and Mail, National Post, Maclean’s, CBC, CTV, Toronto Star and many others

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	Complete Table of Contents
	TOP 10 TRENDS
	INTRODUCTION – Updated, expanded annual trends, youth rankings plus Census Profiles
	SHORT-TERM OVERVIEW – A sputtering start to 2005
	Trends
1	*LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SLIPS TO RECORD LOW IN 2004*
	National –Further improvement as jobs rise again
	Provincial - Improvement in eight provinces in 2004
	Major cities – Edmonton, Calgary, Regina and Kitchener CMAs have the lowest rates
2	*BELLEVILLE HAS LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG SMALLER CITIES*
	The medium-term – Vernon improves sharply while Drummondville moves down
3	*VOLUNTARY JOB LEAVERS MORE NUMEROUS THAN THOSE FIRED*
	National – Good job scene encourages workers to say “I quit”
	Provincial – In Alberta, people quit if they are dissatisfied, not in Newfoundland
4	*GROWING SHORTAGES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR*
	National – Several occupations and industries have very low unemployment rates
5	*DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS AT 16 WEEKS IN 2004*
	National – Men take two weeks longer to find a job
	Provincial –Unemployment now lasts 18 weeks in Quebec and 10 weeks in Alberta
6	*JOB SEEKERS USE DIFFERENT METHODS WHEN LOOKING*
	National – Internet and friends increasing in importance
	Provincial – Prince Edward Island residents still use public agencies
7	*FEWER “DISCOURAGED” BY JOB SEARCH*
	“Discouraged” youth reduced by three-quarters
	Provincial – Hard to find the “discouraged” in Alberta … easy to find in Newfoundland
8	*JOB GROWTH POSITIVE BUT LESS ROBUST IN 2004*
	National – Employment growth of 285,000 in 2004 compared to over 350,000 in 2003
	Provincial – Nova Scotia set the pace in 2004 … no declines in any province
	Major CMAs (Census Metropolitan Areas) – Abbottsford and Sudbury booming in 2004
9	*SMALLER CITIES IN BC CLAIM BOTH ENDS OF JOB GROWTH RANKINGS*
	The medium-term – Jobs in Kelowna jump by 84% between 1989 and 2004
	The short-term – Not based on a big sample, but the winner for 2004 is Miramichi
10	CENSUS PROFILES – IMMIGRATION SUPPLIES MAJORITY OF WORKERS
	National –– Recent immigrants fill 70% of all new jobs during decade
	Provincial – Recent immigrants fill more than 100% of labour force growth in 4 provinces
	Major cities – Immigrants comprise all growth in the decade in several cities
11	*NEAR-RECORD LOW FOR WEEKLY HOURS*
	National – Self-employed men work an extra 10 weeks in 2004
	Provincial – Full-time workers in Quebec have the shortest hours
12	*THE MAJORITY OF OVERTIME WORK IS UNPAID*
	National – Senior management means working an extra 12 hours of unpaid overtime
	Provincial – Albertans and Quebecois do the least unpaid overtime
13	*MOONLIGHTING NEAR RECORD HIGH IN 2004*
	National – Women now more likely to hold a second job than are men
	Provincial – Western Canadians most likely to hold moonlight … Newfoundlanders the least
14	*REAL EARNINGS INCREASE IN 2004 … BUT UP ONLY 2.7% SINCE 1997*
	National – Senior management earn the most
	Provincial – Real earnings increase the least in New Brunswick and British Columbia
15	CENSUS PROFILES - WORKING FULL-TIME AND STILL POOR
	National – Over 1.2 million many earn less than the poverty line … and they work full-time
	Provincial – Ontario has the fewest “working poor”
16	*UNIONIZATION RATES NOW THE SAME FOR MEN AND WOMEN*
	National – Unionization rates falling among men and rising among women
	Provincial – Quebec and Newfoundland the most unionized provinces with Alberta the least
17	*MORE PEOPLE “OFF THE JOB” IN A TYPICAL WEEK*
	National – Over one-quarter of workers are away from work for all or part of the week
	Provincial – Largest absence from work in Nova Scotia and smallest in Ontario
18	*SELF-EMPLOYMENT GROWTH OUTPACES THE REST*
	National – Self-employed with no paid help up 71% since 1989
	Provincial – Fewer Newfoundland public sector employees over medium-term
19	CENSUS PROFILES – COMMUTERS TRAVEL 7.2 KM TO GET TO WORK
	National – Three-quarters of workers drive to work
	Provincial – PEI commuters are the most likely to drive to work
20	*BUSINESS, BUILDING & OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TOP INDUSTRY*
	National –Jobs in 15 major industries expanded and five shrank over the medium-term
	Provincial – New Brunswick is the job leader in the two fastest growing industries
21	*NUMBER OF COMPANIES WITH EMPLOYEES EXPANDS AGAIN*
	National – The number of companies regains momentum
	Provincial – Alberta and BC have a growing share of all companies … shrinkage elsewhere
22	*ONE-THIRD WORK FOR COMPANIES WITH UNDER 20 EMPLOYEES*
	National – Two-thirds work for companies with fewer than 100 employees
	Provincial – Even in Quebec and Ontario, only 15% work for the larger companies
23	*NOT ALL OCCUPATIONS MOVING IN SAME DIRECTION*
	National – Majority of occupations expand … but five shrink
	Provincial – Alberta and British Columbia set the pace for most occupations
24	CENSUS PROFILES – FASTEST GROWTH AMONG 500+ OCCUPATIONS
	National – Female commissioned police officers the fastest growing occupation in decade
	Provincial – More male motorcycle mechanics in MB and female police officers in Ontario
25	CENSUS PROFILES - LARGEST OCCUPATIONS OF 500+ BY PROVINCE
	National – Almost one in 20 females are retail salespersons or retail clerks
	Provincial – Retail salespersons/clerks is biggest female occupation in six provinces
26	CENSUS PROFILES – TOP EARNERS AMONG 700+ OCCUPATIONS
	National – Full-time judges are best-paid and babysitters and nannies are the least paid
	Provincial – The best paid in top earning occupations are mostly in Alberta and Ontario
27	CENSUS PROFILES - EARNERS BY SEX AMONG 700+ OCCUPATIONS
	National – Five times more men earn over $100,000 per year than do women
28	*RAISING THE EDUCATIONAL BAR … ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN*
	National – Women make bigger gains
	Provincial – Newfoundland has fewest university graduates among both men and women
29	CENSUS PROFILES – HIGHER EDUCATION MEANS MORE DOLLARS
	National – Additional education has bigger payoff for men
	Provincial –Ontario has highest earnings while Alberta and BC have biggest pay hikes
30	*FULL-TIME AND PERMANENT JOBS STILL THE VAST MAJORITY*
	National – Just a bit of slippage for permanent employment
	Provincial –Over half of temporary workers in Quebec and Ontario work on contract
31	*FEWER PART-TIMERS BLAME IT ON WEAK BUSINESS CONDITIONS*
	National – Most youth who work part-time do so to attend school
	Provincial – Few part-timers in Newfoundland are working part-time for the life-style
32	*PARENTHOOD AND PAID WORK THE REALITY FOR MAJORITY*
	National – Record number of female lone-parents in the paid work force
	Provincial – Female lone-parents are most likely to be in paid work force in Alberta
33	CENSUS PROFILES - WOMEN DO MUCH MORE UNPAID HOUSEWORK
	National – The male/female unpaid gap is largest for housework
	Provincial – The male/female unpaid gap for childcare is smallest in Quebec
34	*JOBS ARE LASTING LONGER - TRUE OR FALSE?*
	National – Women gaining on men
	Provincial – Job tenure shortest in Alberta and British Columbia
35	*A GREYER AND GREYER WORKFORCE*
	National – The 45+ crowd is booming
	Provincial – Alberta has the youngest workers ... But getting older
36	*NARROWING IN RETIREMENT AGE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN*
	National – Government employees are the first to retire
	Provincial – Newfoundland workers retire the earliest
37	*ALBERTA IS #1 FOR YOUTH – SASKATCHEWAN MOVES TO SECOND*
	National – Youth in “holding pattern” in 2004 with smallest job increase in seven years
	Provincial - Alberta retains top spot and Saskatchewan regains second spot

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