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Labour Market Bulletin, First Quarter 2005
An Analysis of the Grey, Bruce Counties and Georgian Triangle Area Labour Market
Human Resource Centre of Canada

The majority of lay offs in the local manufacturing sector during the winter, were short-term. Many of those affected workers are expected to return to work once current inventory levels have been reduced. At the same time, due to the number of planned residential developments, the local construction industry is well positioned to offer an abundance of employment opportunities over the next several years. This is especially true for skilled workers, where demand has significantly increased in recent years.

Highlights:

The U.S. border did not re-open to Canadian cattle, as expected.
Employment opportunities in the local construction industry look promising this year.
Several manufacturers laid off people during the first three months of 2005.
Area ski resorts reported business was good this winter.
Bruce Power is actively recruiting new workers as part of their succession planning process.
Bruce Power is hopeful that they will be given approval to refit two more nuclear generators.
Economic Region 580 experienced its largest quarterly employment contraction in 10 years.
Employment in Economic Region 540 is up sharply compared with last year
A slowdown in the local construction industry was partly responsible for an increase in Employment Insurance claims, over the winter.
A skills inventory report indicates youth are leaving the area for jobs that may exist locally.

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