Prepared by: Workforce Planning Hamilton Data Source: Vicinity Jobs Inc

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Job Vacancies Full Report: 4th Quarter 2013

Workforce Planning Hamilton releases online job vacancy statistics every quarter to capture a portion of real-time labour demand in the community. The information presented here reflects online job postings from October to December 2013. OVERVIEW

Hamilton had 6,314 unique job vacancies advertised online during the final three months of 2013, down 6% from the previous quarter. The highest number of job ads were in October, likely in part due to the upcoming holiday season where many retail employers hire additional temporary staff. With fewer job ads during the quarter, the unemployment rate in the Hamilton CMA increased, averaging at 6.9% over the three months.

The majority of job ads (75%) broadly indicated Hamilton or Hamilton region as the location of the work. Stoney Creek posted 13% of all ads, followed by Dundas with 7% and Ancaster with 5%.

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT

3,664 job postings (58%) specified the type of employment (full-time, part-time, or full/part-time) involved in the advertised position. Of those postings, approximately 75% were for full-time work, 19% were part-time, and 6% were full/part-time.

JOB POSTINGS BY INDUSTRY

Employers generally do not specify industry in a job posting. This could be due to job seekers being able to figure out the industry based on the company name or employers preferring to focus on the occupation they are seeking to fill rather than industry. Only 21% of job postings during this quarter specified their industry.

The top specified industries of quarter four:

1 2 Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey

October November December

Number of Job Postings

2,508 2,073 1,733

Unemployment Rate 1 (Hamilton CMA)

7.1% 6.8% 6.7%

Number of Unemployed (Hamilton CMA)2

27,900 26,900 26,700

Retail and Wholesale Trade Manufacturing Educational Services

446 – Health and Personal Care Stores

333 – Machinery Manufacturing

611 – Educational Services

452 – General Merchandise Stores

311 – Food Manufacturing

448 – Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

332 – Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

JOB POSTINGS BY OCCUPATION

The top five occupational groups accounted for 57% of all job postings in the last quarter. Similar to previous vacancy reports, sales and service occupations continue to be the most common advertised jobs. Management occupations are also commonly advertised online. As management occupations are typically of higher skill or require specific experience, candidates for these occupations may be more difficult to find.

SPOTLIGHT ON: Sales and Service Jobs

Employing 57,675 workers, sales and service is the most common occupational group in Hamilton.32Sales and service occupations have also been the most heavily advertised jobs in each quarterly vacancy report. Many of these occupations are entry-level and provide opportunity for workers to gain both experience and in-demand employable skills.

These jobs advertisements were most commonly found in retail trade, finance and insurance, and accommodation and food service industries.

3 Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey

Employment (2011 National Household Survey)

Retail salespersons 10,490

Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations

5,995

Cashiers 4,785

Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents

3,595

Light duty cleaners 3,125

Other customer and information services representatives

2,850

Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers 2,440

Cooks 2,175

17.6%

11.2% 10.3% 9.3% 8.7%

Sales and Service

Management

General Help Wanted (including warehouse)

Health

Administrative and Legal

Top Five Occupational Group Postings

Hamilton’s Top Sales and Service Titles