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Canada Job Trends - Update 2008
National and Provincial Labour Markets
Seventh edition.
March 2008.
ISBN 978-1-894366-17-5
Labour market information (LMI) is Roger Sauvé’s stock in trade. His blend of expertise provides a snapshot of information literacy in action. (Janis Foord Kirk, in a WORKOPOLIS article in the Toronto Star)
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, and 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. Author Roger Sauve, is President of People Patterns Consulting and has been widely quoted in the national media including the Globe and Mail, National Post, Maclean’s, CBC, CTV, Toronto Star, The Wall Street Journal and many others.
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Table of contents
- TOP 10 TRENDS - Restructuring, shortages, greying labour force, working mothers
- INTRODUCTION - Updated annual trends plus Census 2006 Profiles
- SHORT-TERM OVERVIEW - Alberta and Newfoundland leading in early 2008
- ANNUAL TRENDS
- UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DIP FURTHER IN 2007 … WINDSOR IS SUFFERING
- National - New record lows all over the place
- Provincial - The rate for Alberta is the lowest of any province in any year
- Major cities - Calgary and Victoria have lowest rates in 2007 … Windsor suffers the most
- RED DEER HAS LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT FOR SMALLER CITIES
- The medium-term - - Less unemployment and many more jobs in Red Deer
- I QUIT EVEN MORE LIKELY THAN YOU ARE FIRED IN 2007
- National - Voluntary job leavers increase for eight consecutive year
- Provincial - School is biggest reason for quitting jobs
- ABOUT 42% OF OCCUPATIONS FACING SHORTAGES
- National - Extreme shortages continue in health care
- UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION SLIPS TO RECORD LOW IN 2007
- National - Unemployment duration ties 31-year low
- Provincial - Unemployment now lasts only 8 weeks in Alberta
- INTERNET GAINING GROUND AMONG JOB SEEKERS
- National - Checking with employers still number one in job search
- Provincial - Internet most popular in Ontario
- FURTHER DECLINE IN THOSE “DISCOURAGED” BY JOB SEARCH
- National - The "discouraged" drop from over 100,000 in 1997 to "only" 25,000 in 2006
- Provincial - Women more likely to be not looking for work for family reasons in all provinces
- JOB GROWTH AT RECORD LEVEL IN 2007
- National - A banner year for new jobs in 2007… best numerical (382,000) growth since 1979
- Provincial - Alberta and British Columbia outpace the rest again in 2007
- Major CMAs - Windsor is struggling so far this decade
- BARRIE OUTPACES 43 SMALLER CITIES SO FAR THIS DECADE
- CENSUS 2006 PROFILES - IMMIGRATION MORE IMPORTANT
- National - Recent immigrants fill about half of labour force growth from 2001 to 2006
- Provincial - Recent immigrants fill more than half of new labour force growth in 3 provinces
- Major cities - Immigrants are now half of total workforce in Toronto
- FEWER MEN DOING 50 PLUS HOURS PER WEEK
- National - Workers aged 65+ now working more hours than those under 25 … a switch from 1989
- Provincial - Part-time male workers put in the longest part-time hours
- UNPAID OVERTIME ON THE DECLINE
- National - Senior management and teachers work the most overtime per week … mostly unpaid
- Provincial - Albertans most likely to work overtime but Newfoundlanders do the most hours
- RECORD NUMBERS ARE MOONLIGHTING
- National - Health workers most likely to hold a second job
- Provincial - Newfoundlanders least likely to moonlight
- REAL EARNINGS INCREASE AGAIN IN 2007 … UP 4.3% SINCE 2000
- National - Senior management earn the most
- Provincial - Again in 2007, Albertans earned more than in any other province
- WORKING FOR LESS THAN $10 AN HOUR … THE WORKING POOR
- National - Over 2 million Canadian workers earn less than $10 an hour
- Provincial - Alberta has the fewest workers earning $10 or less per hour
- BREAKTHROUGH - UNIONIZATION RATES NOW HIGHER FOR WOMEN
- National - Unionization rates much higher in public sector
- Provincial - Quebec is the most unionized province with Alberta the least
- MORE PEOPLE “OFF THE JOB” IN A TYPICAL WEEK
- National - Canadian workers now more likely to be taking a vacation
- Provincial - Largest absence from work in Saskatchewan
- BELIEVE IT, EH! GOVERNMENTS LEAD JOB GROWTH THIS DECADE
- National - Government employment growth outpaces both the private sector and self-employment
- Provincial - Self-employment now a bigger part of jobs in BC than Saskatchewan … a first
- CENSUS 2006 PROFILES - COMMUTERS TRAVEL 7.6 KM
- National - Three-quarters of workers drive to work
- Provincial - Saskatchewan commuters have the shortest distance to work
- MANUFACTURING LOSES 241,000 JOBS SINCE THE PEAK IN 2002
- National - Jobs in mining and oil and gas extraction roar so far this decade
- Provincial - Manufacturing jobs fell in only two provinces in 2007
- RECORD GROWTH IN NUMBER OF COMPANIES
- National - Strongest growth ever recorded in the number of companies with employees
- Provincial - Alberta, BC and Ontario only provinces with a growing share of companies
- MOST WORKPLACES STILL SMALL
- National - Two-thirds work in establishments with fewer than 100 employees
- Provincial - Even in Quebec and Ontario, relatively few work in large (500+) establishments
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS INCREASE THE MOST
- National - Most of occupations expand … but machinery operators in manufacturing shrink
- Provincial - Machine operator jobs decline in seven provinces
- CENSUS 2006 PROFILES - FASTEST GROWTH AMONG 522 OCCUPATIONS
- National - Males working as administrative clerks biggest increase from 2001 to 2006
- Provincial - New Brunswick leads the way in oil and gas drillers
- CENSUS 2006 PROFILES - LARGEST OCCUPATIONS OF 500+ BY PROVINCE
- National - Retail salespersons or sales clerks most common occupation for both men and women
- Provincial - Retail salespersons and retail clerks is biggest female occupation in nine provinces
- CENSUS 2001 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 within the top earning occupations are mostly in Alberta and Ontario
- CENSUS 2001 PROFILES - EARNERS BY SEX AMONG 700+ OCCUPATIONS
- National - Five times more men earn over $100,000 per year than do women
- WOMEN HAVE MORE UNIVERSTY DEGREES THAN MEN
- National - University and other post-secondary graduates a growing majority of the labour force
- Provincial - Ontario has the most university graduates among both men and women
- CENSUS 2001 PROFILES - HIGHER EDUCATION MEANS MORE DOLLARS
- National - Additional education has bigger payoff for men
- Provincial - Ontario had highest earnings while Alberta and BC had biggest pay hikes
- FULL-TIME JOBS STILL RULE THE ROOST
- National - Full-time employment holds steady for almost two decades
- Provincial - Over half of temporary workers in Quebec work on contract
- FEWER PART-TIMERS BLAME IT ON WEAK BUSINESS CONDITIONS
- National - Most seniors prefer part-time work
- Provincial - Part-timers in Alberta are the least likely to blame it on a weak economy
- RECORD NUMBER OF PARENTS WITH PAID WORK
- National - Rising number of female and male lone-parents in the paid work force
- Provincial - Female lone-parents least likely to be employed in Newfoundland
- CENSUS 2006 PROFILES - WOMEN DO MORE UNPAID HOME DUTIES
- National - The male/female unpaid gap is largest for housework
- Provincial - The male/female unpaid gap for childcare is smallest in Quebec
- JOB TENURE UP FOR WOMEN … FLAT FOR MEN
- National - Women gaining on men
- Provincial - Job tenure longest in Saskatchewan
- THE GREY WAVE IS HERE
- National - The 45-54 workers show the most rapid increase
- Provincial - Atlantic Provinces have the oldest workers
- RETIREMENT FOR SOME … BUT RECORD NUMBERS STILL WORKING
- National - Record percentage of 60-69 year olds still working
- Provincial - Workers in three provinces retire before 60 … the rest work one to four more years
- WESTERN CANADA, ESPECIALLY ALBERTA, BEST FOR YOUTH
- National - Youth employment advances for tenth straight year in 2007
- Provincial - Alberta retains top spot … other Western provinces right behind
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