Healthcare, accommodation and food services among sectors most in need of workers
The number of payroll job vacancies across all sectors in August (958,500) was little changed from July (964,000), according to Statistics Canada (StatCan).
The number, however, remained elevated relative to August 2021 (919,200).
Among sectors, the job vacancies were highest in healthcare (152,000), followed by accommodation and food services (136,000) and retail trade (119,300).
Payroll job vacancies in other sectors are as follows:
Among Canadian provinces, Ontario (349,700) has the most number of payroll job vacancies, followed by Quebec (240,100), British Columbia (153,900) and Alberta (106,200).
Payroll job vacancies in other provinces and territories are:
StatCan did not provide data for Norhtwest Territories and Nunavut.
“While the number of vacancies was little changed in Canada in August, the number of unemployed people increased (+15.4%; +168,100) from July to August 2022,” says StatCan. “Hence, there were 1.3 unemployed people for every job vacancy in August, compared with 1.1 in July and 1.8 in August 2021.”
Employment was little changed in September, up by 21,000 jobs, according to a previous report from StatCan. The number of unemployed Canadians fell 41,000 (3.7 per cent). After increasing 0.5 percentage points to 5.4 per cent in August, the unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 per cent.