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Canada Job Trends Update 2010
National and Provincial Labour Markets

Ninth edition.
March 2010.
ISBN 978-1-894366-19-9

In this ninth edition, the author presents a factual, hard-hitting, and objective 84-page report on the labour market in Canada, the provinces and cities. Complete with lively commentary, charts, tables and provincial and city rankings. Author Roger Sauvé, is President of People Patterns Consulting and has been widely quoted in the national media including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, The National Post, Maclean’s, MoneySense, Canadian Business, CBC, CTV, The Wall Street Journal and many others.

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Table of contents

• TOP 8 TRENDS - Jobs plummet, shifting occupations … and shortages
• INTRODUCTION - Updated annual trends, RECESSION FACTS plus Census Profiles
• SHORT-TERM OVERVIEW - Slow employment recovery into early months of 2010
• TRENDS
• UNEMPLOYMENT RATES CLIMB
• National – From record lows to the worse in over a decade
• Provincial – Fewest unemployed in Saskatchewan … most in Newfoundland
• Major cities - Ontario cities have the worse unemployment
• BRANDON HAS LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG SMALLER CITIES
• The medium-term – Least unemployment and more jobs in Brandon
• YOU ARE FIRED SOARS IN 2009 … VOLUNTARY LEAVERS PULL BACK
• National – Fired job leavers jumped in 2009
• Provincial – School is biggest reason for quitting jobs
• FEWER OCCUPATIONAL SHORTAGES IN 2009 … BUT SOME REMAIN
• National – Strange but true - Occupational shortages still outnumber those in surplus in 2009
• UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION GETS LONGER IN 2009
• National – Unemployment duration still relatively short
• Provincial – A first – longest unemployment duration is now in Ontario
• INTERNET SEARCHES FLATTEN OUT AMONG JOB SEEKERS
• National – Checking with employers still number one in job search
• Provincial – Internet most popular in Ontario
• MANY MORE JOB SEEKERS BECAME “DISCOURAGED” IN 2009
• National – The “discouraged” increase by 61% in recession year
• Provincial – More women than men not looking for work for family reasons in all provinces
• HUGE JOB LOSSES IN 2009 … FIRST TIME IN 16 YEARS
• National – 277,000 jobs lost in 2009 as recession hits
• Provincial – Seven provinces suffered job declines in 2009
• Major CMAs (Census Metropolitan Areas) – Only seven CMAs had job increases in 2009
• NEW GLASGOW OUTPACES 43 SMALLER CITIES SO FAR THIS DECADE
• The medium-term – Jobs in New Glasgow up 40% between 2000 and 2009
• RECENT IMMIGRANTS ENDURE GROWING DISADVANTAGE
• National –– Recent immigrants filled 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
• RECORD LOW FOR MEN DOING 50 PLUS HOURS PER WEEK
• National – Workers aged 65+ now working more hours than those under 25 … switch from 1989
• Provincial – Full-time male workers in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland work most hours
• UNPAID OVERTIME AT RECORD HIGH IN 2009
• National – Senior management and teachers work the most overtime per week … mostly unpaid
• Provincial – Most likely to work overtime in Newfoundland
• RECORD NUMBER OF WORKERS HOLD DOWN TWO PAID JOBS
• National – Health workers most likely to hold a second job
• Provincial – Workers in Saskatchewan most likely to moonlight
• REAL EARNINGS INCREASED IN 2009
• National – Real gains lifted by low inflation in 2009
• Provincial – Newfoundlanders have biggest real wage gains during decade
• THE WORKING POOR … WORKING FOR LESS THAN $10 AN HOUR
• National – About 1.4 million Canadian workers earn less than $10 an hour
• Provincial – Prince Edward Island has the most workers earning $10 or less per hour
• UNIONIZATION RATES UP FOR WOMEN, DOWN FOR MEN
• National – Unionization rates drop for men and rise for women
• Provincial – Quebec is the most unionized province with Alberta the least
• RECORD NUMBER “OFF THE JOB” IN A TYPICAL WEEK
• National – Over one-quarter of Canadian workers away from work in a typical week
• Provincial – Fewest absences from work in British Columbia
• PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES DOWN IN 2009
• National – Self- employment was the only growth sector in 2009
• Provincial – Public sector grew faster than private sector in 9 of 10 provinces
• CENSUS PROFILES – COMMUTERS TRAVEL 7.6 KM
• National – Men commute farther than women
• Provincial – Prince Edward Island commuters most likely to drive to work
• MANUFACTURING DOWN 460,000 JOBS SINCE 2000
• National – Jobs gains in mining and oil and gas extraction tops in decade
• Provincial – British Columbia grows fastest in fastest growing industry in decade
• LARGE WORKPLACES LOST THE MOST JOBS IN 2009
• National – Only 13% of employees work in establishments with more than 500 employees
• Provincial – Even in Quebec and Ontario, relatively few work in large (500+) establishments
• SOCIAL SCIENCE, GOV’T & RELIGION OCCUPATIONS UP MOST
• National – Most occupations expand during decade to 2009 … but machine operators tumble
• Provincial – Machine operator jobs plummet in Ontario in decade
• CENSUS PROFILES – FASTEST GROWTH IN 522 OCCUPATIONS
• National – Males working as administrative clerks biggest increase from 2001 to 2006
• Provincial – New Brunswick led the way in oil and gas drillers
• CENSUS PROFILES – TOP THREE OCCUPATIONS BY PROVINCE
• National –Retail salespersons or sales clerks most common occupation for both men and women
• Provincial – Retail salespersons and retail clerks biggest female occupation in nine provinces
• CENSUS PROFILES – TOP 15 EARNINGS BY DETAIL OCCUPATION
• National – Five times more men earn over $100,000 per year than do women
• WOMEN MORE EDUCATED THAN MEN
• National – The least educated had the biggest job losses in 2009
• Provincial – Ontario has the most university graduates among both men and women
• CENSUS PROFILES – MORE EDUCATION = MORE DOLLARS
• National – Additional education has bigger payoff for women
• Provincial – Alberta earnings mostly higher for all levels of education
• ABOUT 8 IN 10 STILL WORK AT FULL-TIME (30+ hours) JOBS
• National –Full-time employment down in recession … part-time up
• Provincial – Workers in Newfoundland most likely to work full-time
• MORE PART-TIMERS BLAME WEAK BUSINESS CONDITIONS
• National – No surprise here … seniors prefer part-time work
• Provincial – Increasing number of part-timers in Alberta put blame on a weak economy
• WORKING SINGLE MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN DIPS IN 2009
• National – Female and male lone-parents see significant drop in employment rates
• Provincial – Female lone-parents least likely to be employed in Newfoundland
• CENSUS PROFILES - WOMEN DO MORE UNPAID HOME DUTIES
• National – The male/female unpaid gap is largest for housework
• Provincial – The male/female unpaid gap is smallest in Quebec
• JOB TENURE NEARING EQUALTIY
• National – Women closing the gap on job tenure
• Provincial – Saskatchewan has longest job tenure
• THE GREY WAVE IS HERE
• National – Those aged 45 and up comprised ALL of the labour force growth in 2009
• Provincial – Atlantic Provinces have the oldest workers, Alberta the youngest
• DELAYED RETIREMENT AS RECORD NUMBERS KEEP WORKING
• National – Record percentage of 60+ remain at work
• Provincial – Workers in three provinces retire before 60 … the rest work one to four more years
• SASKATCHEWAN CAPTURES “BEST FOR YOUTH” EMPLOYMENT PRIZE
• National – Youth employment down sharply in 2009 following eleven yearly advances
• Provincial youth rankings - Saskatchewan ranks #1, Alberta and BC slide, Ontario near bottom
• ENDNOTES

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