January 2012
Brantford CMA Labour Market Report*
January 2012
Local Labour Market Report* 4
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Local Jobs Posted Y/Y (BrantJobs)
1 Brantford & Area 2 Hamilton 3 St. Cath/Niagara 4 Waterloo Region 5 Guelph 6 London
Canada Average
7.6%
8.1% 6.0% 7.3% 6.9% 5.5% 9.0% $14.97
Ontario Average
8.1%
Unemployment Rate *Source: Statistics Canada and BrantJobs. Both must be credited when data from this report is used. Municipal rates are reported as 3 month moving averages; provincial and national rates are reported monthly. On this page, changes are compared to the previous month, unless otherwise indicated. Prepared by BrantJobs, available online at www.brantjobs.ca.
Avg. Hourly Last 12 Mo. (BrantJobs)
$44934
Avg. Salary Last 12 Mo. (BrantJobs) More detailed wage reports are updated and available online at www.brantjobs.ca
Brantford CMA Labour Market Report*
Last Month Reported: January 2012
Labour force (#) Employment (#)
Labour Force & Employed #'s 79,000
Unemployed Absolute Numbers
Unemployment (#)
10,000
75,000 8,000 71,000 6,000 67,000
63,000 Jan-10
Apr-10
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11
4,000 Jan-10
Jan-12
74.0%
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11
Jan-12
Unemployment rate (%) Trendline (Linear)
Brantford Adjusted Unemployment Rate **
Participation rate (%) Employment rate (%)
Participation & Employment Rates
Apr-10
11.5% 10.5%
70.0%
9.5% 66.0% 8.5% 62.0%
58.0% Jan-10
7.5%
Apr-10
Brantford CMA Total Population Labour Force Employed Unemployed Unemploym't Rate Participat'n Rate Employm't Rate
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11
6.5% Jan-10
Jan-12
Apr-10
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 107,500 107,500 107,500 107,600 107,700 107,700 107,800 107,900 107,900 108,000 108,100 108,200 108,200 75,100 74,800 74,700 74,200 74,700 75,600 77,000 77,300 76,700 75,000 72,300 71,200 70,800 68,200 67,800 67,800 67,600 68,400 69,400 70,400 70,400 69,700 68,400 66,400 65,800 65,000 6,900 6,900 6,900 6,600 6,300 6,200 6,600 6,900 7,000 6,600 5,900 5,300 5,700 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 8.9% 8.4% 8.2% 8.6% 8.9% 9.1% 8.8% 8.2% 7.4% 8.1% 69.9% 69.6% 69.5% 69.0% 69.4% 70.2% 71.4% 71.6% 71.1% 69.4% 66.9% 65.8% 65.4% 63.4% 63.1% 63.1% 62.8% 63.5% 64.4% 65.3% 65.2% 64.6% 63.3% 61.4% 60.8% 60.1%
Local Unemployment Rate (%) vs. Job Postings on BrantJobs (#)
Brantford **
Oct-11
M/M 0 -400 -800 400 0.7 -0.4 -0.7
Jan-12
Y/Y 700 -4,300 -3,200 -1,200 -1.1 -4.5 -3.3
BrantJobs: # of Job Postings
12.0%
425
10.0%
335
8.0%
245
6.0%
155
4.0% Jan-09
65 Apr-09
Unempl. vs #Jobs Brantford CMA ** BrantJobs # Jobs
Jan-11 9.2% 275
Jul-09
Feb-11 9.2% 278
Oct-09
Mar-11 9.2% 408
Jan-10
Apr-11 8.9% 291
May-11 8.4% 329
Apr-10
Jun-11 8.2% 356
Jul-10
Jul-11 8.6% 284
Oct-10
Aug-11 8.9% 387
Jan-11
Sep-11 9.1% 395
Oct-11 8.8% 280
Apr-11
Nov-11 8.2% 267
Jul-11
Dec-11 7.4% 164
Oct-11
Jan-12 8.1% 335
Jan-12
M/M 0.7 171
* Source: Stats Canada. Statistics Canada and BrantJobs.ca must be credited when data from this report is used. ** Municipal rates are reported as 3 month moving averages; provincial and national rates are reported monthly. Data for the County of Brant is not reported separately by Stats Canada.
Prepared by BrantJobs and available online at www.brantjobs.ca.
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Brantford CMA Labour Market Report*
Last Month Reported: January 2012
Comparative Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Brantford **
Ontario
Canada
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0% Jan-08
Apr-08
Unemployment % Brantford CMA ** Ontario Canada
Jul-08
Jan-11 9.2% 8.1% 7.8%
Oct-08
Feb-11 9.2% 8.0% 7.8%
Jan-09
Mar-11 9.2% 8.1% 7.7%
Apr-09
Apr-11 8.9% 7.9% 7.6%
Jul-09
Oct-09
Jan-10
Apr-10
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
May-11 8.4% 7.9% 7.4%
Jun-11 8.2% 7.7% 7.4%
Jul-11 8.6% 7.5% 7.2%
Aug-11 8.9% 7.5% 7.3%
Sep-11 9.1% 7.6% 7.1%
Oct-11 8.8% 8.1% 7.3%
Nov-11 8.2% 7.9% 7.4%
Dec-11 7.4% 7.7% 7.5%
Jan-12 8.1% 8.1% 7.6%
Brantford CMA Waterloo Region
Comparative Local Adjusted Unemployment Rates **
Hamilton Guelph
Oct-11
Jan-12
M/M 0.7 0.4 0.1
Y/Y -1.1 0.0 -0.2
St. Cath./ Niagara London
11.5%
9.5%
7.5%
5.5%
3.5% Feb-10
Unemployment % Brantford CMA Hamilton St. Cath./ Niagara Waterloo Region Guelph London
Apr-10
Jan-11 9.2% 6.3% 9.6% 7.0% 7.5% 8.3%
Jun-10
Feb-11 9.2% 6.7% 9.6% 6.6% 6.7% 8.4%
Aug-10
Mar-11 9.2% 6.0% 9.5% 6.7% 7.3% 8.3%
Oct-10
Apr-11 8.9% 5.5% 9.2% 6.9% 7.2% 8.3%
May-11 8.4% 5.4% 9.1% 7.3% 7.2% 8.3%
Dec-10
Jun-11 8.2% 5.9% 8.8% 6.9% 6.3% 8.7%
Feb-11
Jul-11 8.6% 6.4% 8.6% 6.4% 5.9% 9.1%
Aug-11 8.9% 6.9% 8.4% 6.2% 4.7% 8.9%
Apr-11
Sep-11 9.1% 6.7% 8.3% 6.7% 4.3% 9.0%
Jun-11
Oct-11 8.8% 6.6% 8.2% 6.8% 4.1% 9.2%
Aug-11
Nov-11 8.2% 6.5% 7.6% 6.8% 4.6% 9.8%
Dec-11 7.4% 6.4% 7.4% 6.6% 5.2% 9.6%
Oct-11
Jan-12 8.1% 6.0% 7.3% 6.9% 5.5% 9.0%
Dec-11
M/M 0.7 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.6
* Source: Stats Canada. Statistics Canada and BrantJobs.ca must be credited when data from this report is used. ** Municipal rates are reported as 3 month moving averages; provincial and national rates are reported monthly. Data for the County of Brant is not reported separately by Stats Canada.
Prepared by BrantJobs and available online at www.brantjobs.ca.
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January 2012
Local Labour Market Report* 4
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335
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Local Jobs Posted Y/Y (BrantJobs)
1 Brantford & Area 2 Hamilton 3 St. Cath/Niagara 4 Waterloo Region 5 Guelph 6 London
Canada Average
7.6%
8.1% 6.0% 7.3% 6.9% 5.5% 9.0% $14.97
Ontario Average
8.1%
Unemployment Rate *Source: Statistics Canada and BrantJobs. Both must be credited when data from this report is used. Municipal rates are reported as 3 month moving averages; provincial and national rates are reported monthly. On this page, changes are compared to the previous month, unless otherwise indicated. Prepared by BrantJobs, available online at www.brantjobs.ca.
Avg. Hourly Last 12 Mo. (BrantJobs)
$44934
Avg. Salary Last 12 Mo. (BrantJobs) More detailed wage reports are updated and available online at www.brantjobs.ca
Brantford CMA Labour Market Report*
Last Month Reported: January 2012
Labour force (#) Employment (#)
Labour Force & Employed #'s 79,000
Unemployed Absolute Numbers
Unemployment (#)
10,000
75,000 8,000 71,000 6,000 67,000
63,000 Jan-10
Apr-10
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11
4,000 Jan-10
Jan-12
74.0%
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11
Jan-12
Unemployment rate (%) Trendline (Linear)
Brantford Adjusted Unemployment Rate **
Participation rate (%) Employment rate (%)
Participation & Employment Rates
Apr-10
11.5% 10.5%
70.0%
9.5% 66.0% 8.5% 62.0%
58.0% Jan-10
7.5%
Apr-10
Brantford CMA Total Population Labour Force Employed Unemployed Unemploym't Rate Participat'n Rate Employm't Rate
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11
6.5% Jan-10
Jan-12
Apr-10
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 107,500 107,500 107,500 107,600 107,700 107,700 107,800 107,900 107,900 108,000 108,100 108,200 108,200 75,100 74,800 74,700 74,200 74,700 75,600 77,000 77,300 76,700 75,000 72,300 71,200 70,800 68,200 67,800 67,800 67,600 68,400 69,400 70,400 70,400 69,700 68,400 66,400 65,800 65,000 6,900 6,900 6,900 6,600 6,300 6,200 6,600 6,900 7,000 6,600 5,900 5,300 5,700 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 8.9% 8.4% 8.2% 8.6% 8.9% 9.1% 8.8% 8.2% 7.4% 8.1% 69.9% 69.6% 69.5% 69.0% 69.4% 70.2% 71.4% 71.6% 71.1% 69.4% 66.9% 65.8% 65.4% 63.4% 63.1% 63.1% 62.8% 63.5% 64.4% 65.3% 65.2% 64.6% 63.3% 61.4% 60.8% 60.1%
Local Unemployment Rate (%) vs. Job Postings on BrantJobs (#)
Brantford **
Oct-11
M/M 0 -400 -800 400 0.7 -0.4 -0.7
Jan-12
Y/Y 700 -4,300 -3,200 -1,200 -1.1 -4.5 -3.3
BrantJobs: # of Job Postings
12.0%
425
10.0%
335
8.0%
245
6.0%
155
4.0% Jan-09
65 Apr-09
Unempl. vs #Jobs Brantford CMA ** BrantJobs # Jobs
Jan-11 9.2% 275
Jul-09
Feb-11 9.2% 278
Oct-09
Mar-11 9.2% 408
Jan-10
Apr-11 8.9% 291
May-11 8.4% 329
Apr-10
Jun-11 8.2% 356
Jul-10
Jul-11 8.6% 284
Oct-10
Aug-11 8.9% 387
Jan-11
Sep-11 9.1% 395
Oct-11 8.8% 280
Apr-11
Nov-11 8.2% 267
Jul-11
Dec-11 7.4% 164
Oct-11
Jan-12 8.1% 335
Jan-12
M/M 0.7 171
* Source: Stats Canada. Statistics Canada and BrantJobs.ca must be credited when data from this report is used. ** Municipal rates are reported as 3 month moving averages; provincial and national rates are reported monthly. Data for the County of Brant is not reported separately by Stats Canada.
Prepared by BrantJobs and available online at www.brantjobs.ca.
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Brantford CMA Labour Market Report*
Last Month Reported: January 2012
Comparative Adjusted Unemployment Rates
Brantford **
Ontario
Canada
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0% Jan-08
Apr-08
Unemployment % Brantford CMA ** Ontario Canada
Jul-08
Jan-11 9.2% 8.1% 7.8%
Oct-08
Feb-11 9.2% 8.0% 7.8%
Jan-09
Mar-11 9.2% 8.1% 7.7%
Apr-09
Apr-11 8.9% 7.9% 7.6%
Jul-09
Oct-09
Jan-10
Apr-10
Jul-10
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11
Jul-11
May-11 8.4% 7.9% 7.4%
Jun-11 8.2% 7.7% 7.4%
Jul-11 8.6% 7.5% 7.2%
Aug-11 8.9% 7.5% 7.3%
Sep-11 9.1% 7.6% 7.1%
Oct-11 8.8% 8.1% 7.3%
Nov-11 8.2% 7.9% 7.4%
Dec-11 7.4% 7.7% 7.5%
Jan-12 8.1% 8.1% 7.6%
Brantford CMA Waterloo Region
Comparative Local Adjusted Unemployment Rates **
Hamilton Guelph
Oct-11
Jan-12
M/M 0.7 0.4 0.1
Y/Y -1.1 0.0 -0.2
St. Cath./ Niagara London
11.5%
9.5%
7.5%
5.5%
3.5% Feb-10
Unemployment % Brantford CMA Hamilton St. Cath./ Niagara Waterloo Region Guelph London
Apr-10
Jan-11 9.2% 6.3% 9.6% 7.0% 7.5% 8.3%
Jun-10
Feb-11 9.2% 6.7% 9.6% 6.6% 6.7% 8.4%
Aug-10
Mar-11 9.2% 6.0% 9.5% 6.7% 7.3% 8.3%
Oct-10
Apr-11 8.9% 5.5% 9.2% 6.9% 7.2% 8.3%
May-11 8.4% 5.4% 9.1% 7.3% 7.2% 8.3%
Dec-10
Jun-11 8.2% 5.9% 8.8% 6.9% 6.3% 8.7%
Feb-11
Jul-11 8.6% 6.4% 8.6% 6.4% 5.9% 9.1%
Aug-11 8.9% 6.9% 8.4% 6.2% 4.7% 8.9%
Apr-11
Sep-11 9.1% 6.7% 8.3% 6.7% 4.3% 9.0%
Jun-11
Oct-11 8.8% 6.6% 8.2% 6.8% 4.1% 9.2%
Aug-11
Nov-11 8.2% 6.5% 7.6% 6.8% 4.6% 9.8%
Dec-11 7.4% 6.4% 7.4% 6.6% 5.2% 9.6%
Oct-11
Jan-12 8.1% 6.0% 7.3% 6.9% 5.5% 9.0%
Dec-11
M/M 0.7 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.6
* Source: Stats Canada. Statistics Canada and BrantJobs.ca must be credited when data from this report is used. ** Municipal rates are reported as 3 month moving averages; provincial and national rates are reported monthly. Data for the County of Brant is not reported separately by Stats Canada.
Prepared by BrantJobs and available online at www.brantjobs.ca.
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