| Term |
Definition |
| Deaths |
The number of people in the workforce who have died. |
| Employment |
The state of having paid work as an employee or self-employed person. This statistic represents the total number of people who are currently working. |
| Employment Insurance (EI) |
A federal government program that provides temporary financial support to unemployed workers while they look for employment or upgrade their skills. |
| Expansion demand or new jobs |
New jobs created by new or expanding businesses or as a result of new government supports and programs. |
| Expected job openings |
The total of expansion demand plus replacement demand. |
| Immigrants (net) or international immigration (net) |
The total number of international immigrants moving to Manitoba, less the total number of people leaving Manitoba to live abroad. In the context of the labour force, immigration refers to the portion of international immigrants entering the Manitoba workforce. |
| Immigration or international immigration |
All international immigrants moving to Manitoba. In the context of the labour force, immigration refers to the portion of international immigrants entering the Manitoba workforce. |
| Interprovincial migration |
People moving to Manitoba from another province or territory or leaving Manitoba for another province or territory. Only people in the labour force are included. |
| Interprovincial migration (net) |
The total number of people moving to Manitoba from another province or territory, less the total number of people leaving Manitoba for another province or territory. Only people in the labour force are included. |
| Labour demand |
The number of workers needed to fill all jobs within a labour market. Calculated by adding the number of employed individuals and the number of job vacancies. |
| Labour force / Workforce |
All people aged 15 and older who are working or ready to work. Includes people with jobs (employed) and people without jobs who are actively looking for work (unemployed but ready to work).
Labour force = employed people + active job seekers. |
| Labour force participation rate (%) |
The portion (percentage) of the working-age population (15 and 64 years of age) that is actively participating in the labour force who are either employed or are unemployed but actively seeking work . |
| Labour market |
The people available for work (supply), the available jobs (demand) and wages. |
| Labour supply |
The total number of working-age employed individuals and unemployed individuals. |
| Natural increase |
The total number of births less the total number of deaths within a population. |
| Net other mobility |
The total number of people entering the labour force from sources other than new entrants, immigrants, deaths, interprovincial migrants and retirements. It is expected to be 7,000 people for the forecasting period.
Includes seasonal workers, people changing occupations, workers re-entering the labour force and changes in labour force participation rates. |
| New workers |
The total number of new entrants, net international immigrants and net other mobility. |
| National Occupational Classification (NOC) |
Canada’s standardized system for describing occupations based on a five-tier hierarchical structure. For more details, visit: https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/ |
| Occupation |
An occupation is defined as a collection of jobs that are sufficiently similar in work performed to be grouped under a common label for classification purposes. A job, in turn, encompasses all the tasks carried out by a particular worker to complete their duties. (Statistics Canada) |
| Out-migration |
Manitoba workers moving to another province and territory. |
| Population |
The total number of people living in Manitoba. |
| Prevailing wage rate |
The average wage paid to similarly employed workers in a specific occupation. |
| Replacement demand |
Jobs openings from people leaving jobs due to death, retirement or other reasons. |
| Skills mismatches |
An imbalance created when the qualifications and skills of the labour force (the supply side) do not align with the requirements of the labour market (the demand side). |
| Total net in-migration |
Net in-migration is the difference between the number of people moving into Manitoba from other provinces or countries and the number of people leaving Manitoba to live elsewhere. |
| Total Demand |
Total demand represents the combined number of employed individuals and available job vacancies. |
| Training, education, experience, and responsibility (TEER) |
The level of training, education, experience and responsibilities (TEER) required to work in an occupation. There are 6 TEER categories (0-5). For more information, please visit: https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/Training/TeerCategory. |
| Unemployment |
The total number of people who are capable of working, are currently jobless and are actively looking for work. |
| Unemployment rate |
The percentage of people in the labour force who are unemployed. |
| Workers |
The total number of people in the labour force who are currently employed. |
| Working-age population |
The number of people of working age, defined as between the ages of 15 and 64 inclusive. |
