{"id":238178,"date":"2019-11-22T22:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T03:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238178"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:33:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T03:33:06","slug":"job-vacancies-remain-at-historic-highs-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/22\/job-vacancies-remain-at-historic-highs-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Job vacancies remain at historic highs in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Quebec, once again, had the tightest labour market in the country at a 4 per cent vacancy rate. British Columbia also held its position, maintaining an above-average vacancy rate of 3.8 per cent. Ontario remained at the national average of 3.2 per cent. (Pexels Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About 433,000 jobs went unfilled across the country in third quarter of 2019<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s private sector is continuing to experience historically high job vacancies.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business latest Help Wanted Report shows that roughly 433,000 private-sector jobs went unfulfilled this past quarter, which is about 1,500 more than the second quarter this year, and 15,000 more than this time last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is now the fifth consecutive quarter in which we\u2019re seeing a record high vacancy rate,\u201d said Ted Mallett, CFIB\u2019s chief economist, in a statement. \u201cThe smallest of firms, those with fewer than five employees, are having the hardest time recruiting workers, with a vacancy rate as high [as] 5.4 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Job vacancies by province<\/h3>\n

Quebec, once again, had the tightest labour market in the country at a 4 per cent vacancy rate. British Columbia also held its position, maintaining an above-average vacancy rate of 3.8 per cent. Ontario remained at the national average of 3.2 per cent.<\/p>\n

Vacancy rates in the Prairies and in Newfoundland and Labrador went up slightly, though they still remain under the national average.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s other provinces did not see any changes between the second and third quarter of 2019.<\/p>\n

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Job vacancies by industry<\/h3>\n

Industries with a lot of small-sized companies were shown to have higher vacancy rates compared to big-business sectors.<\/p>\n

This trend saw vacancy rates rising in agriculture, information, and hospitality but declining in the manufacturing, wholesale and retail sectors.<\/p>\n

The personal services industry, which represents businesses like hairdressers, dry cleaners and funeral services, maintained the highest vacancy rate at 4.9 per cent between July and October 2019.<\/p>\n

The construction industry came in second with a 4.7 per cent vacancy rate. Hospitality (4.0 per cent), agriculture (3.7 per cent) and information (2.4 per cent) all saw significant vacancy rate increases in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, steady declines in vacancy rates are being felt in industries such as transportation (3.4 per cent), manufacturing (2.8 per cent), wholesale (2.6 per cent) and retail (2.5 per cent).<\/p>\n

The natural resources sector had the lowest job vacancy rate at 1.8 per cent.<\/p>\n

Vacancies have a strong influence on wages. Employers with at least one vacancy may push average organization-wide wage levels up by 2.3 per cent, whereas businesses without any job openings are expected to plan a 1.4 per cent gain.<\/p>\n

The most significant drivers of vacancies are future outlooks, growth intentions, business size, and firm-specific job characteristics, the CFIB says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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