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Alberta’s

Labour Market

Highlights, 2017

Table of Contents

• Characteristics of Workforce

• Employment

• Unemployment

• Wages

• Labour Market Outlook

• Online Resources

Characteristics of the Workforce

Components of Population Growth

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Natural Growth

Net Inter-provincial Migration

Net International Migration

Notes: Figures for 2017 are for the first three quarters only.

Net International Migration includes Net Non-Permanent Residents

• The contribution of

inter-provincial

migration to

population growth in

Alberta declined as a

result of the weak

economic conditions

in the province.

• Migration, however,

continued to be the

major source of

population growth.

Data Source: Alberta Treasury Board and Finance, December 2017

Median Age in Canada and Provinces*

36.7 37.0 37.439.6 40.6 40.6

42.1 42.243.5 44.6 45.3 45.7

0

10

20

30

40

50

Age (in years)

* As of July 1, 2017

Source: Statistics Canada, Population Estimates, CANSIM, 2018

• Alberta has one of

the youngest

populations and

youngest labour

supply in the

country.

Educational Attainment of Alberta’s

Labour Force

1.7%

12.2%

22.8%

9.5%

33.6%

20.2%

2007• Alberta’s labour

force remained

highly educated.

The combined

share of workers

with post-

secondary

certificate and

university

degree rose to

62.5% in 2017

from 53.8% in

2007.

Source: Statistics Canada, Population Estimates, CANSIM, 2018

1.7%

12.2%

22.8%

9.5%

33.6%

20.2%

2007

1.3%

8.2%

21.9%

6.1%

34.0%

28.5%

2017

0 to 8 years

Some high school

High school graduate

Some post-secondary

Post-secondary certificate ordiploma

University degree

Labour Force Participation Rates, 2017

• Participation rate

in the labour force

by Albertans was

the highest among

all provinces.

• Alberta’s labour

force participation

rate remained

above 70% since

1980.

Data Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, CANSIM, 2018

59.0%

61.5%

61.8%

64.9%

64.9%

65.3%

65.8%

66.0%

67.2%

69.1%

72.4%

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Quebec

Ontario

British Columbia

Canada

Prince Edward Island

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

Participation Rate by Age Group and

Gender

75.3%

95.4% 93.7%

50.2%

80.7%

69.4%

81.2% 83.2%

35.5%

67.7%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

15-24 years 25-44 years 45-54 years 55+ years All Ages(15+ years)

2007Male Female

67.8%

94.6% 91.9%

54.1%

78.4%

64.9%

81.7% 82.0%

39.4%

66.2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

15-24 years 25-44 years 45-54 years 55+ years All Ages(15+ years)

2017Male Female

• Women’s participation

rate was lower than

that of men across all

age groups.

• However, the gap

between men’s and

women’s labour market

participation has

narrowed.


Labour Force Statistics by Economic

Region, 2017

Wood

Buffalo –

Cold Lake

Banff-Jasper-Rocky

Mountain House

and Athabasca-

Grande Prairie-

Peace

River

Camrose –

Drumheller

Lethbridge –

Medicine Hat

Edmonton

Red

Deer

Calgary

Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House

and Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace

River

• Working age population 275,600

• Labour force 195,400

• Unemployment rate 6.4%

Edmonton

• Working age population 1,164,500



Red Deer




Calgary

• Working age population 1,308,000



Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake




Camrose – Drumheller




Lethbridge – Medicine Hat





Employment

Employment by Industry, 2017

• Industries in the

Services-

Producing Sector

were the major

employers in

Alberta. The

sector accounted

for almost three-

fourths of

employed

Albertans.


4,500

21,000

52,100

119,200

140,300

241,000

73,600

80,900

93,400

102,400

107,600

115,200

140,100

148,100

153,100

178,700

241,600

274,100

Forestry and Logging with Support Activities

Utilities

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Construction

Information, Culture and Recreation

Business, Building and Other Support Services

Wholesale Trade

Public Administration

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing

Other Services

Transportation and Warehousing

Accommodation and Food Services

Educational Services

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Retail Trade

Health Care and Social Assistance

Goods-Producing Sector: 578,100

Services-Producing Sector:

1,708,800

Change in Employment by Industry

• Alberta posted

employment

growth in 2017,

a mild recovery

from the

previous year’s

decline.

• The Forestry

and Wholesale

Trade industries

led employment

growth.


Industry 2016 2017 % Change

Total, all industries 2,263,800 2,286,900 1.0%

Goods-Producing Sector 577,900 578,100 0.0%

Agriculture 50,800 52,100 2.6%

Forestry and Logging with Support Activities 4,000 4,500 12.5%

Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction 135,800 140,300 3.3%

Utilities 19,800 21,000 6.1%

Construction 251,900 241,000 -4.3%

Manufacturing 115,500 119,200 3.2%

Services-Producing Sector 1,685,900 1,708,800 1.4%

Wholesale Trade 83,700 93,400 11.6%

Retail Trade 246,400 241,600 -1.9%

Transportation and Warehousing 131,800 140,100 6.3%

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 106,100 107,600 1.4%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 179,300 178,700 -0.3%

Business, Building and Other Support Services 79,500 80,900 1.8%

Educational Services 149,500 153,100 2.4%

Health Care and Social Assistance 269,400 274,100 1.7%

Information, Culture and Recreation 76,300 73,600 -3.5%

Accommodation and Food Services 144,400 148,100 2.6%

Other Services 122,400 115,200 -5.9%

Public Administration 97,100 102,400 5.5%

Employment by Occupation, 2017

47,800

67,000

88,700

160,800

183,700

217,700

236,700

365,600

403,500

515,500

Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

Health occupations

Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

Management occupations

Occupations in education, law and social, community and governmentservices

Business, finance and administration occupations

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

Sales and service occupations


Change in Employment by Occupation


• Natural

resources,

agriculture and

related

production

occupations

led the growth

in employment.

Occupation 2016 2017 Change

Total, all occupations 2,263,800 2,286,900 1.0%

Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 51,900 47,800 -7.9%

Occupations in education, law and social, community and

government services 236,500 236,700 0.1%

Health occupations 164,400 160,800 -2.2%

Sales and service occupations 512,000 515,500 0.7%

Business, finance and administration occupations 368,600 365,600 -0.8%

Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 178,500 183,700 2.9%

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related

occupations 408,000 403,500 -1.1%

Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 65,400 67,000 2.4%

Management occupations 204,100 217,700 6.7%

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

occupations 74,400 88,700 19.2%

Unemployment

Number of Unemployed


• The number of

unemployed

Albertans

declined

slightly in 2017,

after two

consecutive

years of sharp

increases.

72,700 76,100

141,500 142,000

120,700

104,400 106,900111,700

148,000

200,800194,700

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Unemployment Rate in Canada and

Provinces, 2017

14.8%

9.8%

8.4%

8.1%

7.8%

6.3%

6.3%

6.1%

6.0%

5.4%

5.1%



Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Alberta

Canada

Saskatchewan

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

British Columbia


• In 2017, Alberta’s

unemployment

rate was higher

than the national

rate just like in

2016.

Unemployment Rate in Alberta

3.5% 3.6%

6.5% 6.6%

5.4%

4.6% 4.6% 4.7%

6.0%

8.1%7.8%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017


• Unemployment

rate in the

province dipped

slightly after three

consecutive years

of increases.

Unemployment Rate by Industry, 2017

N/A* denotes data suppressed by Statistics Canada to meet the

confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.


• Unemployment

rate in most

industries were

lower in 2017

compared to 2016

but were still higher

than their

respective 10-year

averages.

• Unemployment

rate in the Goods-

Producing Sector

remained higher

than in the

Services-Producing

Sector.

N/A*

N/A*

N/A*

5.5%

5.9%

9.2%

2.2%

2.2%

3.3%

3.6%

3.6%

3.6%

4.3%

4.3%

4.9%

5.9%

8.2%

10.1%

Agriculture

Forestry and logging and support activities

Utilities

Manufacturing

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Construction



Wholesale Trade




Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing

Retail Trade

Other Services




Services-Producing

Sector: 4.2%

Goods-Producing

Sector: 6.7%

Unemployment Rate by Occupation, 2017

• Trades occupations

and Natural

resources-related

occupations had

the highest

unemployment rate

as they were

mostly impacted by

the sustained

decline in oil prices.

However, the

unemployment

rates in 2017

declined compared

to 2016.


1.8%

1.8%

2.6%

4.1%

4.6%

4.9%

5.6%

6.3%

7.2%

8.1%


Health occupations

Occupations in education, law and social,community and government services



Natural and applied sciences and relatedoccupations



Natural resources, agriculture and relatedproduction occupations

Trades, transport and equipment operators andrelated occupations

Duration of Unemployment

8.29

12.7

17.817.1

13.2

14.114.5 14.6

20.2

23.1

0

5

10

15

20

25

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Weeks


• The duration of

unemployment in Alberta

reached an average of

23.1 weeks in 2017.

• This unemployment

duration was the highest

seen in the last 10 years.

Duration of Unemployment in Canada

and Provinces, 2017

15.8

16.1

17.4

17.6

17.8

18.5

18.9

19.3

19.6

20

23.1

0 5 10 15 20 25

Manitoba


Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

British Columbia


Saskatchewan

Ontario

Canada

Quebec

Alberta

Weeks


• The unemployment

duration of 23.1

weeks in Alberta

was the highest

among the

provinces. This was

also higher

compared to the

national average of

almost 20 weeks.

Number of Employment Insurance (EI)

Beneficiaries

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000


• The number of

Albertans receiving

EI benefits have

been decreasing

since its peak in

July 2016, when EI

rules changed.

Wages

Average Hourly Wages

$22.44

$24.58$25.46

$28.12$29.61 $30.01

$20.40

$21.99$22.88

$24.51$25.72 $26.16

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Alberta

Canada

• Alberta’s average

hourly wage

remained higher

than the national

average.


Average Hourly Wages by Industry, 2017

• Average hourly

wage in the

Goods-

Producing

Sector was

consistently

higher than in

the Services-

Producing

Sector.


$21.05

$31.03

$33.12

$43.96

$47.72

$16.23

$23.09

$23.39

$23.82

$24.27

$29.91

$31.27

$31.51

$33.91

$35.35

$38.85

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Construction

Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying, Oil and Gas

Utilities



Wholesale and Retail Trade


Other Services (except public administration)

Finance, Insurance, Eeal Estate, Rental and Leasing






Goods-Producing Sector: $35.94

Services-Producing Sector: $28.16

Average Hourly Wages by Occupation,

2017


• Management

occupations and

Natural

resources,

agriculture and

related

occupations

constantly

remained the

top two highest

paid.

$18.79

$24.43

$29.25

$30.72

$30.94

$31.17

$33.71

$34.75

$42.46

$45.53





Trades, transport and equipment operators andrelated occupations


Occupations in education, law and social,community and government services

Health occupations



Labour Market Outlook

10-Year Labour Market Outlook

• Despite the current

economic downturn,

Alberta expects a

49,000 labour

shortage in the next

10 years.

Data Source: Alberta Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook, 2015-2025

Educational Attainment Outlook,

2015 and 2025

• Between 2015 and

2025, the quality of

labour supply in

Alberta is expected

to improve further

based on the

forecasted overall

level of educational

attainment.

• The share of

College, Trade, and

University

graduates will

increase in 2025

compared to those

seen in 2015. Data Source: Alberta Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook, 2015-2025

20%

24%

26%

8%

22%

21%

23%

31%

6%

19%

15%

21%

27%

13%

25%

13%

23%

34%

9%

21%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Less Than HighSchool

High School College and Trade UniversityCeritificate

University Degree

Females 2015 Males 2015 Females 2025 Males 2025

Occupation Outlook, 2017-2019

Occupation Title

0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers

0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers

0311 Managers in health care

0631 Restaurant and food service managers

3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

3111 Specialist physicians

3112 General practitioners and family physicians

3113 Dentists

3131 Pharmacists

3216 Medical sonographers

3233 Licensed practical nurses

4214 Early childhood educators and assistants

6311 Food service supervisors

6315 Cleaning supervisors

6322 Cooks

6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations

7272 Cabinetmakers

7283 Tilesetters

7334 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

8431 General farm workers

9462 Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

• In the short-term,

these are

examples of

occupations

expected to be in

demand.

Data Source: Alberta’s Short-Term Employment Forecast (STEF), 2017-2019

Industry Employment Outlook, 2017 - 2021

2.6%

2.1%2.0%

1.8%1.7%

1.6%1.5%1.4%1.4%

1.2%1.0%1.0%

0.9%0.8%

0.5%

0.4%0.4%0.2%

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

• Employment in Alberta

is expected to recover

moderately by 1.3%

between 2017 and

2021.

• The top 3 sectors to

lead the employment

growth are: Health

Care; Utilities; and

Mining and Oil and

Gas.

Data Source: Canadian Occupational Projection System, Alberta Industry Employment Outlook: 2017 - 2021

Online Resources

For more information, please visit:

Alberta Labour (Labour Market Information):

www.work.alberta.ca/lmi

Alberta Learning Information Service:

www.alis.alberta.ca

Canada-Alberta Job Bank:

www.jobbank.gc.ca

Statistics Canada:

www.statcan.gc.ca

Alberta-Canada (Workforce Opportunities in Alberta)

www.albertacanada.com

http://www.work.alberta.ca/lmi

http://www.alis.alberta.ca/

http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/

http://www.albertacanada.com/

www.work.alberta.ca/lmi

ISBN 978-1-4601-3757-4

ISSN 2368-9536

Published: February 2018

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Alberta's Labour Market Highlights, 2017work.alberta.ca/documents/labour-market-highlights.pdf · employment growth in 2017, a mild recovery from the previous year’s decline. •