The Labour Market in York Region

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The Labour Market in York Region

• A Look at Now and Beyond
• Presented by
• York South Simcoe Training and Adjustment Board

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What We Do

• YSSTAB was formed in 1997
• Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors
  comprised of representatives from the business
  and labour sectors as well as education, youth,
  persons with disabilities, women and foreign
  trained professionals
• Our service area includes the Region of York and
  Bradford, West Gwillimbury (South Simcoe) which
  is comprised of approximately one million people.
• The YSSTAB is one of 21 non-profit,
  community-based Local Boards across Ontario.
  Local Boards are funded by the Ministry of
  Training Colleges And Universities.
• The primary role of the Local Board is to help
  improve the conditions of the local labour market
  by
• Identify labour issues in York Region and South
  Simcoe
• Assess the labour market needs and to prepare
  community based action plans that address those
  needs
• Act as a facilitator in bringing the appropriate
  community stakeholders together to conduct
  partnerships that contribute to improving the
  local labour market

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region
Overall

• There were an estimated 460,000 jobs in York
  Region in 2006, representing an average annual
  employment growth rate of 4.9 between 1998 and
  2006. 

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region
Growth

• This growth rate has outpaced both provincial and
  national growth during the same period.
• Between 15,000 to 20,000 jobs are added each year
  to the current base of 465,000 jobs in 29,000
  businesses.

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region Jobs

• The largest proportion of employment is
  service-oriented, accounting for approximately
  74 of all jobs. 
• Despite the strength in service-orientated
  business, manufacturing remains the primary
  employer in the Region accounting for 19.8 of
  all employment.

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Employment by Industry inYork Region 1998 and 2006
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The Landscape for Employment in York
RegionDefinitions and Numbers

• Service-producing refers to such jobs as business
  and personal services, public administration,
  health care social assistance and retail trades
  has increased 68,885 jobs in the past eight
  years.
• Goods-producing industries such as manufacturing
  and construction have increased 9,993 jobs over
  the same period.

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region -
Manufacturing

• The largest manufacturing employment sub-sectors
  in the Region were
• Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 14
• Printing and related activities 9
• Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing
  7
• Plastic product manufacturing 6

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region

• The vast majority firms in York Region are small
  (less than 20 employees) representing 84.6 of
  firms
• Medium sized firms (20 to 99 employees) represent
  12.6 of firms
• Large size firms of more than 100 employees
  represent 2.8 firms
• That translates to approximately 325,000 jobs
  across 28,000 SME businesses! (97 of 29,000
  total businesses in YR)

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region
Small Biz Projections

• According to a recent Canadian Federation of
  Independent Business Report, 68 of small
  businesses expect the shortage of labour to get
  worse, particularly in the trades and entry and
  medium level positions.
• 91 of the shortages are in the non-professional
  category

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The Landscape for Employment in York Region -
Full/Part Time

• Employment in York Region is predominately
  comprised of full time workers.
• According to the 2006 York Region Employment
  Survey approximately 76 of employment in the
  Region was full time.
• In 2007, nearly 53,000 jobs were posted in York
  Region.

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Employment by Worker, York Region 1998-2006
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What Jobs are being Recruited for in York Region?

• Based on the 2007 Job Hiring Index for York
  Region
• Top 5 Industry Sectors for Job Hiring 2007
• Retail Trade 18 / 9,666 jobs
• Professional, Scientific, Technical Services
• 15 / 7,955
  jobs
• Manufacturing 11 / 6,017 jobs
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• 11 / 5,800 jobs
• Wholesale Trade 6 / 3,593 jobs
• TOTAL TOP 5 66 / 33,031 of 53,000 jobs

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Where are Jobs being Recruited for in York Region?

• Based on the 2007 Job Hiring Index for York
  Region
• Aurora 5
• East Gwillimbury 1
• Georgina 1
• King 2
• Markham 41
• Newmarket 11
• Richmond Hill 12
• Stouffville 1
• Vaughan 17
• Multiple 9

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How were the Job Postings Categorized?

• Job Postings by Category in 2007
• Employer of Job Postings
• 1 Administrative and Legal 14
• 2 Help Wanted (including warehouse) 12
• 3 Retail and Services 11
• 4 Business, Finance, Accounting 10
• 5 Management 10
• TOTAL TOP 5 57
• Note All are in the service industry. Lower
  paying
• jobs dominate the hiring by job type.

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Provincial Projections to the Year 2009

• Over three-quarters of the projected new jobs
  in the economy will continue to be in the service
  industries, such as
• health care and social assistance (20)
• wholesale and retail trade (14)
• professional, scientific and technical services
  (10)
• education services (6)
• accommodation and food (6)

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Provincial Projections to the Year 2009 cont

• transportation and warehousing (6)
• public administration (5)
• information, culture and recreation (4)
• business, building and other services (4)
• The manufacturing and construction sectors are
  projected to contribute 19 and 3 percent
  respectively to new job creation.

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Projected New Jobs (to 2009) by the Level of
Education/Training Required - Provincially

• Occupations requiring high school and/or
  occupation-specific training will account for 29
  percent of projected new jobs. In this category,
  the jobs expected to have the best prospects to
  2009 are
• Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks
• Dental Assistants
• Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks
• Food and Beverage Servers
• Truck Drivers
• 70 of new jobs in the next decade will
  require postsecondary education an increase of
  10 in the last 10 years

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Provincial Replacement Needs

• In addition to growth in an occupation, job
  opportunities are created when existing workers
  retire, leaving job vacancies that must be
  filled.
• The replacement needs created by the retirement
  of ageing workforces can lead to occupational
  shortages if trained or experienced workers
  cannot be found to take their place.
• As the baby boom generation - which makes up
  one-third of Ontario's population - enters its
  retirement years, an unusually large number of
  workers in senior management, teaching, some
  health disciplines, and skilled trades will be
  leaving the workforce.

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Provincial Replacement Needs cont

• The next slide shows the industries in Ontario
  that will experience above average retirement
  rates, and the one after shows the occupations
  that will experience above-average retirement
  rates, to 2015.
• Such replacement needs will open up job
  opportunities for new entrants to the workforce
  or for workers changing careers, which are
  reflected in the growth prospects identified for
  each occupation in Ontario Job Futures.

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Provincial Replacement Needs Projected to 2015
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Provincial Replacement NeedsProjected to 2015
cont
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Ontario Budget 2008 Skills to Jobs Action Plan

• Ontarios skilled and highly educated workforce
  is a key economic advantage and enhances Ontario
  position as a destination of choice for global
  investment. May high-growth industries such as
  IT, construction, energy and health care face a
  shortage or people with the right skills.
• The challenge is to ensure that workers with the
  right skills are available when growing
  industries need them, while also giving
  unemployed workers the retraining they need to
  get well-paying jobs in expanding areas of the
  economy.

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Ontario Budget 2008 Skills to Jobs Action Plan

• Supporting New Skills for New Careers
• 355 million over three years for a new Second
  Career Strategy to help 20,000 unemployed workers
  who commit to a long-term training plan make the
  transition to new careers and well paying jobs in
  growing areas of the economy.
• 75 million over the next three years, rising to
  50 million annually by 2011-12 to further expand
  the number of apprentices. The goal is to reach
  32,500 annually.

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YSSTAB Activities 2008 -2009

• Chinese Cultural Guide for Employers
• South Asian Cultural Guide for Employers
• Labour Market Analysis of Southern York Region
• Building Construction Trades Showcase
• Student Healthcare Symposium
• Agri-Business Tour
• WWW.YSSTAB.ON.CA

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Sources for this Presentation

• http//www.ontariojobfutures.ca/employment_trends.
  htmlside5
• Ontario Job Futures-Employment Trends
• http//www.york.ca/NR/rdonlyres/jrdxymc3aaugjf76e5
  ds2g6fvhnlor3v3i42gorwzhh3w2y35f3hjk2hbazedkhzmmug
  qrx3whviyof5acdohbhrec/Apr9Job.pdf
• York Region Job Hiring Index 2007

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Sources for this Presentation

• http//www.york.ca/NR/rdonlyres/hvamrkh2ycqzmrpp7e
  kpkesx2jjjgtmkdc2u674qu7jdc4x33r4tsas43zbe6474h2qb
  tjovf3tvp32b7xzcsaqpic/employment26industry_200
  61214.pdf
• York Region Employment and Industry Report 2006
• http//www.ysstab.on.ca/english/top_report/
• http//www.ysstab.on.ca/english/pdfs/YSSTABTOP_App
  endix_Final.pdf
• York South Simcoe Training and Adjustment Report
  2008 (and Appendix)