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Labour Market Bulletin, First Quarter 2005
An Analysis of the Barrie Area Labour Market
Human Resource Centre of Canada
An overview of the Barrie HRCC catchment area. The catchment area includes, the towns of Innisfil and New Tecumseth, townships of Essa, Adjala - Tosorontio, Springwater, part of Clearview & Oro-Medonte and the city of Barrie.
During the quarter, announcements that were made and activity occurring in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, continued to fuel consumer confidence in the area.
The local labour market showed healthy activity for the first quarter of 2005 . Employment opportunities advertised during the quarter increased by 10% over the previous quarter and increased by 11% over the same period last year.
The number of applications for Employment Insurance (EI) increased by 13% over the previous quarter. This increase was a reflection of historical seasonal employment patterns. A comparison for the same period last year shows a 1% increase in the number of applications for EI.
Highlights:
- Labour Force Survey results for Economic Region 540 for this quarter show the Employment Level was virtually unchanged from the previous quarter despite seasonal employment trends.
- Labour force and employment are up sharply compared with last year.
- Wind energy spurs local Economic Development Offices to explore possible opportunities in new industries to increase the employment base.
- Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology is working to increase University programs offered. Spin-offs would include the ability to attract new business to the area and increase the representative share of the youth cohort in the area .
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