First jobs tough to get in Alberta last year
Published: The Owl
By: ATB Financial's Economics & Research Team
By: ATB Financial's Economics & Research Team
It may have been
selling corn dogs at the
summer fair or clearing
tables at a local
restaurant--all of us will
vividly remember our first
real jobs. Entry-level
employment is rarely
glamorous or high paying,
but those first jobs are
critical for gaining
valuable work experience.
Statistics
Canada, in a report titled
“Getting your foot in the
door: A look at entry-level
job vacancies in Canada”
profiles the kinds of jobs
offered to new workers. It
explores topics such as: How
many entry-level job
vacancies are available?
What are their
characteristics? Which
occupations offer
entry-level positions?
It also profiles
the unemployment rates among
entry-level workers by
province. The chart below
shows the 2016 jobless rate
for entry-level jobs
compared to the overall job
market. For most provinces,
the unemployment rate for
entry-level jobs (the blue
bar) was lower than was the
overall rate (the yellow
bar), suggesting that it was
easier for people just
entering the job market to
find work than those who
were established in their
careers.
However, in
Alberta the unemployment
rate for entry-level work
was actually higher than the
overall unemployment
rate--it was nine per cent,
almost 8/10th of a
percentage point greater
than the overall rate. (This
was also the case in
Manitoba and Ontario,
although the differences
here were smaller.)
So
while 2016 was tough for
established workers in
Alberta, it was even more
difficult for young workers
or new Canadians looking for
their first work
experiences. Those corn dog
sellers and table clearers may
have been quite happy to
find the jobs they did. |
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