Job Market Monitor
Michel Cournoyer
Job Report in US (May 2022) – Employment rose by 390,000 and unemployment remained at 3.6 percent
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 390,000 in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in retail trade declined. Household Survey Data In May, the unemployment … Continue reading
Skill Disruption Index – The key skills in the average job have changed 37% in five years
The key skills in the average job have changed 37% in five years. Track the change with our new Skill Disruption Index. Based on analysis of more than 15 million job postings, this research demonstrates that the top 20 skills requested for the average job in the US have changed in the last five years, … Continue reading
Labour Market in Canada – A 10 point action plan
[Steven Tobin] – In my various discussions over the past few weeks at Parliamentary Committees, with CEOs, policymakers, labour representatives and others, it’s clear that efforts to address the prevailing labour market challenges in Canada are fragmented. This is dampening our ability to achieve other goals such as competitiveness and inclusion. There is also a … Continue reading
Postes Vacants au Canada (mars 2022) – Le nombre atteint un sommet inégalé
Dans tous les secteurs, les employeurs canadiens cherchaient activement à doter plus d’un million (1 012 900) de postes vacants au début de mars 2022, un niveau record. Le nombre de postes vacants a augmenté de 22,6 % (+186 400) au cours du mois, et était en hausse de 60,5 % (+382 000) par rapport … Continue reading
Green Transition – IndustriAll Europe’s Just Transition Manifesto (video)
This manifesto is industrial workers’ call to policymakers to ensure a Just Transition. A transition to a green economy that is fair for ALL workers, a transition that does not destroy but preserves and creates good quality jobs. A transition that is anticipated, managed and negotiated with workers for every aspect that concerns them. … Continue reading
Productivité du Travail au Canada (2021) – En baisse dans 8 provinces avec -3,9% au Québec
En 2021, la productivité des entreprises a diminué dans huit provinces ainsi que dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Extraits choisis par le Moniteur de l’emploi. Lire la suite @ Le Quotidien — Heures travaillées et productivité du travail dans les provinces et les territoires (données provisoires), 2021
Migrants workforce in Australia – To shape policy we need to understand the existing migration patterns
Migrant workers are crucial to Australia’s prosperity, yet the role they play in the jobs market is poorly understood. This guidebook helps fill that knowledge gap. This report notes that migration is increasingly important to Australia’s labour force. One in three workers in Australia were born overseas. One in five workers currently hold either a … Continue reading
Nurses in OECD – Their number has never been greater, yet …
The number of nurses has never been greater in OECD countries, yet this hasn’t been sufficient to meet the growing demand from the pandemic & population ageing. Source : @OECD_Social
Migration of Care workers – Ensuring ethical and sustainable international recruitment should be an immediate policy priority
This report, produced by authors at ODI and the Center for Global Development (CGD), analyses the intersection between the older persons’ care sector and migration. It looks at the experience of migrant workers and the patterns of mobility for older persons’ care between countries. It also provides three case studies – China, the United Kingdom … Continue reading
Human Capital – A new macroeconomic measure with of PISA and PIAAC
Despite its fundamental role in modern economic growth theory, empirical work has struggled to find a satisfactory representation of human capital to explain macroeconomic variables. Traditionally, empirical work has used quantity-based measures (such as mean years of schooling), although there has been increasing recognition of the need to incorporate a ‘quality’ dimension (often based on … Continue reading
Graduates and Job in UK – One million more professional jobs than workers with degrees to fill them
Our report tackles the misperceptions that there are too many graduates, not enough jobs for them, and that some degrees have little value for employers. We need to address misconceptions about graduate jobs. Some say that there are too many people going to university, and others have spent many years lamenting that they cannot find … Continue reading
Transition vers des Emplois Verts – Les politiques adéquates du marché du travail peuvent faciliter
Les mesures comprennent la formation professionnelle, les crédits d’impôt pour les travailleurs à faible revenu, l’incitation à investir dans les infrastructures vertes et la recherche-développement, ainsi qu’une taxe sur le carbone. Le consensus sur la nécessité de bâtir une économie plus verte se heurte souvent à la crainte de pertes d’emplois potentielles. S’il est admis … Continue reading
Unemployment in OECD (April 2022) – Dropping for the first time below the pre-pandemic rate
Two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the unemployment rate in the OECD area fell to 5.2% in February 2022 (from 5.3% in January), dropping for the first time below the pre-pandemic rate recorded in February 2020 (see Figure 1) and reaching the lowest level since the start of this data series in 2001. The … Continue reading
L’emploi au Québec, mars 2022 – 27 000 personnes de plus en emploi et le chômage à 4,1%
En mars, l’emploi a augmenté au Nouveau-Brunswick (+1,1 %; +4 100), à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (+1,0 %; +800), au Québec (+0,6 %; +27 000) et en Ontario (+0,5 %; +35 000). Ces hausses ont été partiellement contrebalancées par les baisses observées à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (-1,3 %; -2 900), en Saskatchewan (-0,8 %; -4 500) et au Manitoba (-0,6 %; -4 200). L’emploi a peu varié en Nouvelle-Écosse, en Alberta et en … Continue reading
Budget 2022-2023, Ministère des Finances du Québec – Célébrer le centenaire de la naissance de René Lévesque
Saviez-vous que célébrer le centenaire de la naissance de René Lévesque est une mesure pour “renforcer la recherche” et la productivité au Québec ? Extraits choisis par le Moniteur de l’emploi. Lire la suite @ Budget 2022-2023, Ministère des Finances – Page d’accueil
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