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Labour Market Bulletin, First Quarter 2005
An Analysis of the Kingston/Pembroke Area Area Labour Market
Human Resource Centre of Canada

An overview of the Kingston/Pembroke area, including Arnprior, Brockville, Carleton Place, Gananoque, Kingston, Pembroke,Perth, Prescott, Renfrew and Smiths Falls.

Normal seasonal factors came into play in the Kingston /Pembroke Area during the first quarter of 2005. The number of people on regular Employment Insurance claims was up over last quarter, though compared to last year there was a decrease in claimants.

In Brockville , Perth and Smiths Falls (Economic Region 510 less Ottawa ) there were more people employed in retail and wholesale trade over last quarter, likely helped by new and expanded retail outlets in the area.

In Pembroke and Kingston (Economic Region 515), the number of people in the labour force contracted. Fewer people stated that they were employed than in last quarter, while more indicated that they were unemployed, causing the unemployment rate to increase. The goods-producing sector saw the greatest job loss.

Kingston Census Metropolitan Area also showed fewer jobs, with employment in the service producing sector dropping. However, employment in the goods-producing sector held its own.

Highlights:

Wal-Mart reopened its Brockville store in January, employing 283 people.
Call centre On-Line Support plans to open in Pembroke in May, providing 180 jobs. The new call centre is expected to have a $9 million economic impact on the area in its first year of operation.
The Real Canadian Superstore, owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. opened in Brockville in March, and planned to hire over 100 people.
Construction continued at the new Price Chopper store in Carleton Place . The store plans to hire approximately 100 people.
Lyreco plans to create 75 jobs when it consolidates its distribution centre in Kingston in 2007.
The City of Kingston will receive $1.6 million in provincial funding toward programs for the homeless.

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