Manitoba Labour Market Information (LMI) by Region
Parklands and the North
Summary |
Major Communities |
Maps |
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Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0122 |
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Note: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey combines data for the Parklands and Northern Region due to the small population and sample size in each region. This data does not include on-reserve populations.
Between 2012 and 2016, the working-age population in Parklands and North decreased by 4.3 per cent. In 2016, the labour force participation rate for the working age population (age 15 and over) in the Parklands and North was 68.2 per cent.
The unemployment rate was 4.5 per cent, 3.3 percentage points lower than in 2012 and below the unemployment rate for Manitoba (6.1 per cent) in 2016.
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Labour Force Characteristics (population 15 and over) - Parklands and North Region |
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2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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| Population | 59,700 |
58,500 |
57,400 |
56,100 |
55,400 |
| Labour force | 38,700 |
36,900 |
37,000 |
38,100 |
37,800 |
| Employment | 35,800 |
34,700 |
34,800 |
35,800 |
36,000 |
| Full-time employment | 29,200 |
28,600 |
29,200 |
29,700 |
29,400 |
| Part-time employment | 6,500 |
6,100 |
5,600 |
6,100 |
6,700 |
| Unemployment | 3,000 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
2,300 |
1,700 |
| Not in labour force | 21,000 |
21,600 |
20,400 |
18,000 |
17,700 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.8 |
6 |
5.9 |
6 |
4.5 |
| Participation Rate (%) | 64.8 |
63.1 |
64.5 |
67.9 |
68.2 |
| Employment Rate (%) | 60 |
59.3 |
60.6 |
63.8 |
65.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0123 | |||||
In 2016, 36,000 people were employed in the Parklands and North region.
The occupation groups (NOC-S) employing the highest number of people in 2016 were:
- Sales and service occupations (7,900)
- Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations (5,600)
- Business, finance and administrative occupations (5,300)
Between 2012 and 2016, the occupation groups in the Parklands and North region with the largest per cent change in employment were:
- Occupations in manufacturing and utilities (55.6%)
- Health occupations (40.7%)
- Business, finance and administration occupations (26.2%)
Parklands and North - Employment by Occupation Group (NOC-S, 2011) |
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2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| Total employed, all occupations | 35,800 |
34,700 |
34,800 |
35,800 |
36,000 |
| Management occupations | 3,500 |
3,900 |
4,400 |
4,100 |
3,500 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 4,200 |
4,000 |
4,000 |
4,800 |
5,300 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,500 |
1,400 |
1,500 |
1,300 |
1,200 |
| Health occupations | 2,700 |
3,100 |
2,900 |
2,900 |
3,800 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 4,700 |
4,700 |
5,100 |
5,400 |
4,500 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | x |
x |
x |
500 |
x |
| Sales and service occupations | 9,100 |
7,700 |
7,300 |
7,900 |
7,900 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 6,300 |
6,300 |
6,400 |
5,600 |
5,600 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 2,500 |
2,200 |
2,200 |
2,800 |
2,500 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 900 |
1,100 |
800 |
600 |
1,400 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0157 | |||||
| Note: X - Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | |||||
In the Parklands and North region, 70.1 per cent of people were employed in the service-producing sector compared to 29.9 per cent in the goods-producing sector in 2016.
The top three industries (NAICS) based on the number of people employed were:
- Health care and social assistance (6,900 people)
- Wholesale and retail trade (5,100 people)
- Fishing, forestry, mining, quarrying, oil and gas (3,400 people)
Between 2012 and 2016, the industries in the Parklands and North region with the largest per cent change in employment were:
- Agriculture (47.1%)
- Information, culture, recreation and sport (42.9%)
- Professional, scientific and technical services (-41.7%)
Parklands and North - Employment by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) |
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2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Total employed, all industries |
35,800 |
34,700 |
34,800 |
35,800 |
36,000 |
Goods-producing sector |
9,100 |
9,600 |
9,500 |
9,100 |
10,600 |
Agriculture |
1,700 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
2,600 |
2,500 |
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas |
3,100 |
3,200 |
3,300 |
3,000 |
3,400 |
Utilities |
900 |
900 |
800 |
1,000 |
1,200 |
Construction |
2,000 |
2,100 |
2,300 |
1,700 |
2,100 |
Manufacturing |
1,400 |
1,300 |
1,100 |
800 |
1,400 |
Services-producing sector |
26,600 |
25,100 |
25,300 |
26,700 |
25,400 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
5,500 |
4,300 |
4,700 |
4,700 |
5,100 |
Transportation and warehousing |
1,900 |
1,600 |
1,800 |
2,100 |
1,400 |
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing |
1,100 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,400 |
1,200 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
1,200 |
1,000 |
700 |
x |
700 |
Business, building and other support services |
900 |
800 |
500 |
700 |
600 |
Educational services |
2,800 |
2,700 |
3,200 |
3,500 |
2,400 |
Health care and social assistance |
5,700 |
7,100 |
6,400 |
6,400 |
6,900 |
Information, culture and recreation |
700 |
900 |
800 |
700 |
1,000 |
Accommodation and food services |
2,600 |
2,300 |
2,200 |
2,500 |
2,600 |
Other services |
1,700 |
1,200 |
1,000 |
1,400 |
1,400 |
Public administration |
2,400 |
1,900 |
2,500 |
2,600 |
2,100 |
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0125 |
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Note: X - Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
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Statistic Canada’s Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) estimates the number of payroll employees in the Parklands region at 12,160 and the number of job vacancies at 295 in the third quarter of 2016, resulting in a job vacancy rate of 2.4 per cent. Compared to the previous quarter, payroll employment increased by 920 (8.2%), while job vacancies increased by 10 (3.5%), resulting in a decrease in job vacancy rate by 0.1 percentage points. Average hourly wages offered for vacancies in the region were $16.70, up $0.45 from the previous quarter.
The Northern region had 24,250 payroll employees and 720 job vacancies in the same time period, bringing the job vacancy rate to 2.9%. Compared to the previous quarter, payroll employment increased by 560 (2.4%), while job vacancies increased by 65 (9.9%), resulting in a increase in job vacancy rate by 0.2 percentage points. Average hourly wages offered for vacancies in the region were $19.45, down $1.35 from the previous quarter.
