| Term |
Definition |
| Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) |
The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is used for classifying instructional programs according to field of study. The CIP version 2021 classifies all instructional programs into 61 groups. For more details, please visit Statistics Canada. |
| Deaths |
People in the workforce who have died. |
| Employment |
The state of having paid work as an employee or self-employed person. This statistic is used to denote the total number of people who are currently working. |
| Employment Insurance (EI) |
Employment insurance (EI) is a federal government program that provides temporary financial support to unemployed workers while they look for employment or to upgrade their skills. |
| Expansion demand or new jobs |
New jobs created by economic growth. |
| Immigrants (net) or international immigration (net) |
Refers to the total number of international immigrants moving to Manitoba, less the total number of people leaving Manitoba to live abroad. |
| Immigration or international immigration |
Refers to 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, less people 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 and territory, less the total number of people leaving Manitoba for another province or territory. Only those persons in the labour force are included. |
| Job openings |
The overall number of jobs openings. Includes the sum total of new jobs (expansion demand) and replacement demand. |
| Labour demand |
Refers to the number of workers needed to fill vacant jobs. Labour demand is the sum of employed individuals and the number of job vacancies. |
| Labour force / Workforce |
The labour force consists of all people aged 15 and older who are working or ready to work. It includes people with jobs (employed) and people without jobs who are actively looking for work (unemployed but ready to work).
Labour force = employed people + unemployed people.
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| Labour force participation rate (%) |
The labour force participation rate measures the portion (percentage) of the working age population (aged 15 and older) that is actively participating in the labour force. |
| Labour gap |
The labour gap is the difference between the projected number of job openings in a specific occupation and the expected number of workers available to fill those positions. It measures the difference between the demand (job openings) and supply (available workers) in the labour market for a particular occupation. A positive labour gap indicates a shortage of workers, while a negative labour gap indicates an oversupply of workers for a given occupation. |
| Labour market |
Labour market refers to the people available for work (supply), the availability of jobs (demand) and wages. |
| Labour shortage |
In theory, a labour shortage exists when there are more jobs than available workers in a labour market. In the context of this outlook, shortages are measured by occupation and arise when the number of available jobs within an occupation is greater than the labour force with the matching skills or experience. |
| Labour supply |
The sum of working-age employed individuals and unemployed individuals. |
| Labour surplus |
A labour surplus exists when the labour force available to fill a specific occupation (i.e., workers with the required skills and experience) is greater than the number of available jobs. |
| Natural increase |
The total number of births, less the total number of deaths. |
| Net other mobility |
Refers to people entering the labour force from all other sources including seasonal workers, people changing occupations (applicable at the occupational level supply/demand), workers re-entering the labour force and changes in labour force participation rates. |
| New entrants |
Refers to high school and university graduates aged 15 to 30 entering the workforce for the first time. |
| New workers |
Includes new entrants, net international immigrants and net other mobility. |
| National Occupational Classification (NOC) |
The National Occupational Classification is Canada’s standardized system for describing occupations and is based on a five-tier hierarchical structure. The first level contains 10 broad occupational categories (1-digit NOC), the second level is made up of 45 major groups (2-digit NOC), the third level consists of 89 sub-major groups (3-digit NOC), the fourth level includes 162 minor groups (4-digit NOC) and the last level comprises 516-unit groups (5-digit NOC). For more details, visit https://noc.esdc.gc.ca. |
| Occupation |
Based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system, 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 |
Total number of people living in Manitoba. |
| Prevailing wage rate |
The average wage paid to similarly employed workers in a specific occupation in the area of intended employment. |
| Replacement demand |
Job openings resulting from retirements and deaths in the labour force. |
| 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). |
| 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. |
| Total job openings |
The sum total of expansion demand and replacement demand. |
| Total net in-migration |
Net international immigration plus net interprovincial migration. |
| Unemployment |
Unemployment occurs when a person who is capable of working and actively seeking work remains without a job. Unemployment is the total count of individuals who are capable of working, are currently jobless and are actively looking for work. |
| Unemployment rate |
Refers to the percentage of persons in labour force who are unemployed. |
| Workers |
Workers are the portion of the labour force that are currently employed. |
| Working-age population |
Refers to the number of persons of working age, defined as 15 years of age and over. |
