LOCAL LABOUR MARKET CONSULTATION

JONATHAN COULMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Blind RiverLabour MarketDemand Side

Top Employers in Blind River by IndustryHealth Care & Social Services

15%

Retail Trade14%

Manufacturing10%

Public Administration8%

Education7%

Accommodation and Food7%

Construction7%

Other Services9%

Quarrying5%

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

82% of all jobs

2013 Average Earnings by IndustryHealth Care & Social Services

$46,234

Retail Trade$26,019

Manufacturing$88,217

Public Administration$43,872

Education$55,279

Accommodation and Food$13,176

Construction$43,294

Other Services$33,056

Quarrying$N/A

Source: EMSI Data – Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH)

82% of all jobs

Growth/Decline by Industry – 2006 to 2011

Health Care & Social Services - 2%

Retail Trade+ 15%

Manufacturing- 28%

Education- 36%

Construction- 15%

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

$26,019

$46,234

$43,294

$88,217

$55,279

Importance of Small Business

86% of Employers in Blind River have less than 10 Employees

Blind River Industry Sector – 2 digit NAIC

NAICS Total 0 1-4 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100+11 Agriculture 11 4 2 3 2 0 0 021 Mining 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Utilities 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 023 Construction 39 20 14 3 0 2 0 031-33 Manufacturing 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 141 Wholesale Trade 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 044-45 Retail Trade 50 19 15 6 7 2 1 048-49 Transportation/Warehousing 14 8 5 0 1 0 0 051 Information and Cultural 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 052 Finance and Insurance 13 7 2 2 0 2 0 053 Real Estate 26 21 4 1 0 0 0 054 Professional, Scientific Tech 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 055 Management of Companies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 056 Administrative Support 8 0 4 3 0 1 0 061 Educational Services 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 062 Health Care and Social Assist 22 4 9 2 5 1 0 171 Arts, Entertainment & Rec 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 072 Accommodation & Food 28 8 6 7 3 4 0 081 Other Services 19 7 7 5 0 0 0 091 Public Administration 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1

Total 271 115 80 38 20 13 2 3

Number of Employers by Industry and Size Range in Blind RiverJune 2014Source: Business Register Division, Statistics Canada

Source: Canadian Business Pattern Data, June 2014

Importance of Small Business

Canada wide, small businesses are responsible for creating 77.7 percent of all private jobs from 2002 to 2012.

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS), 2012, and calculations by Industry Canada.

Growth of Small BusinessBlind River Industry Sector – 2 digit NAIC

 

Number of Employers 2013

Number of Employers 2014

Absolute Change Percent Change (%)

0 108 115 7 6.51-4 86 80 -6 -7.05-9 24 38 14 58.3

10-19 20 20 0 0.020-49 12 13 1 8.350-99 2 2 0 0.0100+ 1 3 2 200.0

Number of Employers by Employee Size Range in Blind RiverJune 2013-June 2014Source: Business Register Division, Statistics Canada

Growth of Employers – by size.

Who is this?Healthcare, Public

Administration, Manufacturing

Source: Canadian Business Pattern Data, June 2014

Blind RiverLabour Market

Supply Side

Population

Source: 2011 National Household Survey & 2006 Census

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eAlgoma 115,870 117,461 -1.4%

Blind River 3,549 3,780 -6.1%

Dubreuilville 635 773 -17.9%

Elliot Lake 11,348 11,549 -1.7%

Michipicoten 2,975 3,204 -7.1%

Sault Ste. Marie 75,141 74,948 0.3%

Spanish 698 728 -4.4%

Thessalon 1,279 1,312 -2.5%

White River 607 841 -27.8%

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Median Age of Algoma’s Communities

‘Super-age’ Populations

Blind River is there20% of Population over 65

Impact on overall Employment Numbers

Source: 2011 National Household Survey & 2006 Census

2011 2006Ontario

2011Population 3490 3780

Participation rate 59.4 59.9 65.5

Employment rate 53.1 54.4 60.1

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In Blind River, three quarters of the labour force (population 15 and over) is 40+.

Based on the assumption that almost all of these people will retire by the age of 65, this means that 2,150 of the people who are in the 40+ category are projected to exit the labour force over the next 20 years and be replaced by the 1,395 people who are under the age of 40.

Issue/Opportunity – Aging Workforce

Impact on Occupations

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

National Occupational Classification (NOC) Categories % over 45

5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 80%

9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 59%

1 Business, finance and administration occupations 50%

2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 50%

0 Management occupations 48%

7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 45%

6 Sales and service occupations 38%

3 Health occupations 36%

4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 35%

8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 0%

Blind River has an Aging PopulationMedia Age is 48.7 years (Canada is 40.6 years)

+Out migration of youth in Algoma

Net out-migration of 1,160 people aged 18-25 between 2007 and 2012 (2,761 in total)

Low Immigration rates

An aging Local Workforce

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Blind River Aging Workforce

Road Ahead

What are the 2-3 most important (workforce) related issues that require immediate attention?

Longer-term attention?

What supports/systems do you see as necessary to address these issues?

Past and current strategies – What is already being done locally to address the needs?

What labour market information/tools can help you plan for your workforce/members?

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