According to Canada’s latest statistics report about job vacancies, Canada’s earnings and payroll employers were actively looking to fill nearly 1 million job positions. At the start of April, it had increased 2.4% from previous months and about 45 from April last year.
Canada’s Statistics show that the increase in April is due in large part to seasonality, as more job vacancies occur in the spring and summer.
In addition, job requirements in Alberta and Ontario hit a record high in April. The current unemployment rate is 1.1 people for each job vacancy, down from 1.2 in March and the previous year. For every job in Newfoundland & Labrador, there was a need for 4 unemployed people.
A total of 89,000 vacancies are available in the construction department, which hit a new high record in April, it increases by 5.4% in March and nearly 45% from April. Job requirements in some professions such as transportation & warehousing, entertainment & recreation, finance & insurance, scientific & technical services, and real estate hit a record high.
The job requirements in the social assistance and health care department have 15% down. It reached 147,500 in March.
Continuous increment in payroll employment
Canada’s statistics report shows that employment in all provinces has either returned or exceeded the level that was seen before the pandemic.
The level of employment was further surpassed by New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island, before the COVID-19. The levels of employment are probably because of the fact that since April the province has had to take public health measures and allow all businesses to operate without restrictions.
For the first time, employment in the education department has grown by 9,700 in April compared to last month, which crossed the level of February 2020 before COVID-19. The increment was expanded over Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Alberta with primary and secondary school services which account for over half of the monthly enlargement.
Additionally, the food services and accommodation department has increased by over 10% since February. Growth in these departments was seen in all territories in Canada, particularly in Quebec and Ontario. In spite of this, the department is still lower than the level of pre-pandemic which is likely because of fewer active occupations in housing and food services in February 2022 than before the pandemic.
Statistics Canada is going to release May 2022 data for job vacancies on July 28, 2022. The results of the requirements of the job and salary survey released from the second term of 2022 will be announced on 20 September 2022.
