The Labour Market Analysis Branch (LMAB) is an information Branch, responsible for providing labour market information, including research, analysis, forecasting, and program evaluation to the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and its partners. This information helps users make the link between the right skills and the right jobs for New Brunswickers.
These responsibilities are undertaken:
Anyone in public or private sector requiring labour market information.
The Labour Market Analysis Branch provides timely, user-friendly labour market information to the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, other government departments, and the general public. Several of its products are collaboratively produced with its partners. Some of these products include:
Labour Market Information Monthly
A newsletter providing up-to-date news on the NB labour market and more.
Employer Surveys
New Brunswick Job Futures is a joint publication of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) - NB Region and the NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour. It provides information about what employers are typically looking for in terms of education, training and specific skills. It also gives information about future occupational trends. It is designed for students, guidance and employment counsellors as well as for people interested in changing careers or re-entering the labour market.
Occupational Outlook
This product pulls together various sources of labour market information (LMI) and presents it in such a way as to eliminate the need for the user to search for and gather this information on their own. The Occupational Outlook contains labour market information for every occupation in
Handbook of Labour Market Information
Useful in interpreting information on the labour market from newspapers, magazine and government documents.
Profiles and Surveys of the NB Labour Force -
Provides existing demographic and labour market information specific to each of the 15 Enterprise Network regions.
Labour Market Trends and Challenges
(A Socio-Economic Environmental Scan of New Brunswick)
This publication updated periodically in a presentation format, provides coverage of the leading socio economic trends and demographic challenges facing New Brunswick's labour market (i.e. aging population, educational performance, etc.)
New Brunswick Wage Report (and database) 2003
This publication (and database) provides statistical information on hourly wage rates for a 164 occupations in New Brunswick classified according to the 2001 National Occupational Classification (NOC) structure. Data was collected on starting wages with no experience, starting wages with experience, wages after one year, maximum wages, and the most frequently paid wage for both full-time and part-time workers in each occupation, at the provincial level and by the boundaries of the two former Employment Insurance regions in New Brunswick. The former Fredericton / Moncton / Saint John and Restigouche / Charlotte regions provide an urban/rural disaggregation.
Graduate Follow-up Surveys
Survey of 2002 New
his survey interviewed the graduates of 2002 to obtain information on their post-secondary and labour market activities since graduation.
For additional information on the services offered by the Labour Market Analysis Branch, call 506-457-4859 or visit the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Web site at this address: http://www.gnb.ca/0126/0001e.htm.
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Ms.
Kelly
Rodgers-Sturgeon
Director
Labour Market Analysis Branch
Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
P. O. Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: 506-457-4859
Fax: 506-453-3780