CANADIAN HR REPORTER
JUNE 2018
4 HR BY THE NUMBERS
Compiled
by
Marcel
Vander
Wier
1,100
Fall in number of
Canadians working
in April.
5.8%
Unemployment rate
in April.
278,000
Rise in Canadian workers
since April 2017, with
the number of full-time
workers growing by
378,000.
1.9%
Increase in number of
hours worked since
April 2017.
23,000
Decrease in employment
for youths aged 15 to 24
in April due to losses in
part-time work.
11.1%
Youth unemployment
rate in April.
4,100
Rise in employment
through April in
Manitoba, all in
full-time employment.
0.9%
Monthly decrease
in employment in
Saskatchewan, with
4,900 fewer people
employed.
15,900
Decrease in
goods-producing
sector jobs
through April.
Source: Statistics Canada
Large employers have the edge
when it comes to attracting new
recruits, according to a survey
of 1,000 small and medium-
sized businesses (SMB) owners
in Canada.
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44.91
They earn
what
Hourly wage for a psychologist at the Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. Based on a 40-
hour schedule, weekly earnings would total $1,796.40
for an annual salary of $93,412.80. Employees compile
sick leave at a rate of three-quarters of a day per month,
with a maximum of nine days per year. Sick days may be
accumulated to a maximum of 27 days.
Source: Canadian Labour Reporter/www.labour-reporter.com
Labour shortages by 2030
Financial and
business services 10.7 million workers
Manufacturing 7.9 million workers
Technology, media and
telecommunications 4.3 million workers
Twenty-nine per cent of Canadian applicants
with a promising resumé do not live up to expectations,
according to a survey of 300 senior managers.
Source: Robert Half Canada
Women account for less than 50 per cent
of senior positions in 41 countries in the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) and European Union (EU),
according to a study using data from the World
Economic Forum.
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of SMB owners have
difficulties finding the
right employees.
say finding a star
employee is more
difficult than five
years ago.
offer higher wages
to try and be more
attractive to recruits.
59%
26%
39%
Credit: Yakan (Shutterstock) Source: Indeed.com
search
In
of underperformers lack
technical abilities.
54
%
do not have appropriate soft skills.
44
%
On average, managers review 34 resumés per
job opening, then interview 13 applicants.
Skilled talent shortages will continue to impede global
growth, and if not addressed, could have a significant impact
on major economies by 2030, according to a global study. is
could mean 85.2 million unfilled jobs and US$8.5 trillion in
unrealized revenue in the 20 economies analyzed.
Credit: WEB-DESIGN, DrAndY (Shutterstock) Source: Global Talent Crunch, Korn Ferry
Latvia has the highest percentage of
women in managerial positions at 44%.
South Korea has the smallest
percentage at 10.7%.
Canada is ranked 15th on the glass
ceiling index, at 35.5%.
Glass
ceiling
index 2018
Working through
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Aniwhite
(Shutterstock)
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