Labour Market Bulletin North Bay Region
Labour Market Bulletin, First Quarter 2006
An Analysis of the North Bay Region Labour Market
Service Canada
The Labour Market Bulletin is an overview of the labour market in the region serviced by the North Bay Service Canada Centre (SCC): the North Bay, Tri-Town and West Nipissing SCC areas.
Labour market conditions in the North Bay region were sending mixed signals in the first quarter of 2006. While there was recruitment activity in the mining sector, lay-offs and scale backs are continuing in wood products manufacturing. Education services fared quite well in the Northeast this quarter, with announcements of new partnerships as well as several funding initiatives. The opening of a new medical clinic and of a therapy centre bodes well for Health services in the area. Construction continues to be very prominent with the award of a major contract.
Advertised job opportunities declined slightly and the Employment Insurance (EI) claimload increased quite significantly from the previous quarter. P ositions in sales and service dominated the job opportunities.
The labour market of Northeastern Ontario continued its decline in the first quarter of 2006. Both employment and the labour force decreased.
Highlights:
- Labour Market News
- City of North Bay awards $38 million contract for construction of water treatment plant.
- Continuing investments in diamond exploration by Tex mex and Tres-Or Ltd.
- Columbia Forest Products cuts back a shift at its Rutherglen hardwood veneer plant.
- Education services still benefit from funding initiatives.
- Northeast continues to weaken
- Fewer job opportunities
- Increase in EI claims
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