CANADIAN HR REPORTER
4 HR BY THE NUMBERS
Compiled
by
Marcel
Vander
Wier
2,200
Decrease in number
of Canadians working
in June.
5.5%
Unemployment rate
in June.
421,000
Rise in Canadian workers
since June 2018.
1.8%
Increase in number
of hours worked since
June 2018.
132,000
Rise in employment
through the second
quarter, mainly in
full-time work.
10.7%
Youth unemployment
rate in June.
10,000
Employment increase in
Alberta through June,
with a rise in full-time
positions more than
offsetting a decline in
part-time work.
6.1%
Rise in student workers
(age 17 to 19) in
June 2019, compared
to June 2018.
22,000
Increase in health-care
and social assistance
jobs in June, following a
similar increase in May.
Source: Statistics Canada
75
%
75
%
40
%
Canadian executives are less likely than their global
counterparts to focus on proactive transformation
initiatives, according to a survey of 1,378 CEOs.
27%
cite a lack of suitably skilled teams as their No. 1
barrier, versus 21% of global executives.
27%
say their organization trains employees to work
with new technology, versus 37% of executives globally.
45%
say artifi cial intelligence (AI) is a corporate focus,
compared to 54% globally.
Source: PwC Canada
DIGITAL
upskilling
expect promotions within a year of working,
while 32% expect it within six months.
say it's important to have an employer
that can coach workers.
believe they will make more than US$100,000
at the height of their career.
Source: InsideOut Development
Gen Z
Good pay and quick promotions top
the workplace wish list for the next
generation of workers, according
to a survey of 1,000
Americans between
ages 18 and 23.
arrives
Hourly wage for a cement truck driver
at the Cement Cartage Company in
Havelock, N.B. Based on a 40-hour schedule, weekly earnings
would total $708.80 for an annual salary of $36,857.60.
Drivers also earn $0.33 in per-kilometre pay.
Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com
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They earn
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17.
72
Two in fi ve employees ignore email correspondence
from their human resources department, according
to a survey of 1,000 U.S. workers.
34% sometimes ignore HR emails,
while 6% always do.
30% never check their email after hours.
44% prefer text communication over email.
Source: SlickText
Email
overload
Four in fi ve offi ce workers would sacrifi ce $9,000 in
annual salary to do more meaningful work,
according to a survey of 1,512 Canadians.
68%
would never take a job that was unrewarding
or frustrating, even if the pay was higher.
47%
would give up a pay raise for more meaningful work.
62%
feel more productive when their employer has solutions
in place for menial tasks.
Source: ServiceNow
Finding
meaning
