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• Hiring issues from employers' perspectives
• Hardest to fill skilled trades
• Employers experiences and critiques on apprenticeships
• Employers recommendations for potential solutions to the talent shortage

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

Each booklet includes data on the trades involved in the sector, key indicators, and prevalent industries.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

Each booklet includes data on the trades involved in the sector, key indicators, and prevalent industries.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

Each booklet includes data on the trades involved in the sector, key indicators, and prevalent industries.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

Each booklet includes data on the trades involved in the sector, key indicators, and prevalent industries.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

Each booklet includes data on the trades involved in the sector, key indicators, and prevalent industries.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

WPH created eight booklets as part of the In-Demand Skilled Trades Hamilton Project in September 2019.

Our quarterly Labour Market Snapshot provides timely local labour market information.

Shared is information such as: occupations that are growing and declining, industries that had many hard-to-fill positions, the soft and hard skills in demand, and much more!

 Workforce Planning Hamilton uses Talent Neuron job vacancy statistics which collect from online job postings. 

3 things that happened in the 3rd quarter

1. Hamilton CMA's unemployment rate was 4.2 in September. This is the lowest since April 2005.

2. Health care and social assistance grew by 11,600 people from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

3. Assisting occupations in support of health services saw the greatest growth in employment.

 Workforce Planning Hamilton has just released its newly updated Dollars and Sense Guide which lists employment services, tax and training credits, incentives and supports for employers.

WPH's Labour Market Snapshot is provided on a quarterly basis and uses Vicinity Jobs, Labour Force Survey data and EmployerOne Survey data to provide a timely look at current labour market trends in Hamilton CMA.

 WPH's Labour Market Snapshot is provided on a quarterly basis and uses Vicinity Jobs, Labour Force Survey data and EmployerOne Survey data to provide a timely look at current labour market trends in Hamilton CMA.

 The 2017 EmployerOne Survey results in French.

Click here to complete this year's survey!

This year 238 local employers completed the EmployerOne Survey!  This was an increase of almost 100 employers from last year.

Their responses highlight the jobs in demand, skill and educational requirements and recruitment and other labour market challenges.

 This report provides up-to-date information on current trends in Hamilton's labour market and proposes a refreshed plan for the key priority areas for action established in the multi-year plan released in 2014. This is a plan for the entire community.

 The 2016 Labour Market Plan Update in French.

 This is the full report for the 2016 Labour Market Plan Update.

This is an updated publication based on Regional Employer Roadmap for Hamilton produced by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC). 

 WPH's Dollars & Sense: A guide to employment services, tax and training credits, incentives and supports for employers was updated in November 2015.

The guide helps employers to cut though the confusion to provide information that they need in a centralized manner. 

Taking advantage of the listed programs will allow employers to defray costs associated with training apprentices, hiring youth, summer students and other candidates.

In January 2015 WPH released its second annual Hire Learning Survey (HLS). The survey's goal is to capture real-time local labour market information, with the help of our partners.  

The HLS helps the community to better understand our local labour market and its specific needs, such as current and future hiring needs.

Read on to discover the Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Hamilton's Labour Market!

This report provides a brief overview of the manufacturing sector in Hamilton. It brings to light many of the skills challenges the industry is facing, and where efforts need to focus to help alleviate the issues.

This report will delve into how skills are increasing across sectors in Hamilton and how this impacts prevalent occupations in the local labour market. 

This is a companion piece to "Putting the Puzzle Together: Skills Alignment in Hamilton's Transforming Economy."  

When job seekers know what their transferable skills are and how to inform an employer of those skills, her or she will have greater success in finding employment or advancing in a field.

Based on data analysis and in consultation with the advisory team on the "Putting the Puzzle Together: Skills Alignment in Hamilton's Transforming Economy" project, five sectors with evidence of a skills mismatch were chosen to spotlight. Here we highlight Manufacturing. 

Based on data analysis and in consultation with the advisory team on the "Putting the Puzzle Together: Skills Alignment in Hamilton's Transforming Economy" project, five sectors with evidence of a skills mismatch were chosen to spotlight. Here we highlight Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Based on data analysis and in consultation with the advisory team on the "Putting the Puzzle Together: Skills Alignment in Hamilton's Transforming Economy" project, five sectors with evidence of a skills mismatch were chosen to spotlight. Here we highlight Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Leasing.

 Based on data analysis and in consultation with the advisory team on the "Putting the Puzzle Together: Skills Alignment in Hamilton's Transforming Economy" project, five sectors with evidence of a skills mismatch were chosen to spotlight. Here we highlight Construction.

Based on data analysis and in consultation with the advisory team on the "Putting the Puzzle Together: Skills Alignment in Hamilton's Transforming Economy" project, five sectors with evidence of a skills mismatch were chosen to spotlight. Here we highlight Health Care and Social Assistance.

Information about online job vacancies in Hamilton for the 3rd Quarter (July - September 2014) presented as an infographic. 

Workforce Planning Hamilton releases online job vacancy statistics every quarter to capture a portion of real-time labour demand in the community. The information presented here reflects online job postings from July to September 2014.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.   

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.   

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

The results of recent research by Workforce Planning Hamilton including the 2014 Hire Learning Survey; 63 one-on-one employer interviews, online job vacancy statistics and other projects are highlighted in this presentation.

Read about the 7 key themes heard from local employers, and the advice that they share with job seekers.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

These profiles use the most current information available from the 2011 National Household Survey and are a great source of information including subsector employment, business counts, educational requirements and the top occupations by industry.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

These profiles use the most current information available from the 2011 National Household Survey and are a great source of information including subsector employment, business counts, educational requirements and the top occupations by industry.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

These profiles use the most current information available from the 2011 National Household Survey and are a great source of information including subsector employment, business counts, educational requirements and the top occupations by industry.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

These profiles use the most current information available from the 2011 National Household Survey and are a great source of information including subsector employment, business counts, educational requirements and the top occupations by industry.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

These profiles use the most current information available from the 2011 National Household Survey and are a great source of information including subsector employment, business counts, educational requirements and the top occupations by industry.

The release of the 2014 Labour Market Plan takes place on October 14, 2014. Every week leading up to the Labour Market Plan, Workforce Planning Hamilton will be releasing two industry profiles of the top ten industries of employment.

These profiles use the most current information available from the 2011 National Household Survey and are a great source of information including subsector employment, business counts, educational requirements and the top occupations by industry.

Information about online job vacancies in Hamilton for the 2nd Quarter (April - June 2014) presented as an infographic.

Workforce Planning Hamilton releases online job vacancy statistics every quarter to capture a portion of real-time labour demand in the community. The information presented here reflects online job postings from April to June 2014.

This guide for employers and HR managers features a comprehensive listing of the employment services in Hamilton; financial incentives and programs; summer job hiring information; information on hiring apprentices; tax credits for hiring apprentices; employer incentives for hiring apprentices; financial help for apprentices and additional employer resources.

Working Together: Examining Employment, Education, and Training Strategies for the Jamesville, Beasley, and Keith Neighbourhoods is a report of the Labour Market Action Partnership.

Along with a full report, and an executive summary, individual reports were created for each of the three areas. This brief report is for Beasley Neighbourhood.

Read the complete report here.

Working Together: Examining Employment, Education, and Training Strategies for the Jamesville, Beasley, and Keith Neighbourhoods is a report of the Labour Market Action Partnership.

Along with a full report, and an executive summary, individual reports were created for each of the three areas. This brief report is for Keith Neighbourhood.

Read the complete report here.

Working Together: Examining Employment, Education, and Training Strategies for the Jamesville, Beasley, and Keith Neighbourhoods is a report of the Labour Market Action Partnership.

Along with a full report, and an executive summary, individual reports were created for each of the three areas. This brief report is for the Jamesville Hub.

Read the complete report here.

The report provides a detailed look at Hamilton's declining participation rate since the economic downturn.

The review combines the findings of the Help Wanted in Hamiton - Quarterly Job Vacancy Reports with the results of the Hire Learning Survey.  The review will provide the Hamilton community with a sense of where the jobs are now, and where the jobs are likely to be in the coming year.

Information about online job vacancies in Hamilton for the 1st Quarter (January - March 2014) presented as an infographic. 

This infographic was developed for the students who participated in McMaster's Hamilton Employment Crawl, 2014 on April 30, 2014.  Provided is a look at Hamilton's current labour market conditions, including the top industries by employment, Hamilton job search resources and how to start your own business.

Employing almost one in four Hamilton workers, sales and service occupations play an essential role in our community’s labour market.

This fact sheet for job seekers lists the types of opportunities that are available for all skill levels, how to find a job in the sectors, career pathways and salary expectations.

This section from the 2014 Hire Learning Survey: The Complete Series of Results indicates that permanent full-time positions are the most common types of jobs available, and that in Hamilton, there are opportunities for individuals with all educational backgrounds.

 This section from the 2014 Hire Learning Survey: The Complete Series of Results indicates that the majority of Hamilton employers find recruitment to be a somewhat challenging issue.  The top recruitment methods used by Hamilton employers include: word of mouth/employee networks; online job listings; organization's website; and using personal contacts.

This section from the 2014 Hire Learning Survey: The Complete Series of Results shares information such as: permanent full-time positions are the most common types of jobs available; there are job opportunities for all educational backgrounds; many of the occupations currently in demand require college education, and more...

This section from the 2014 Hire Learning Survey: The Complete Series of Results indicates that the majority of Hamilton employers who responded to the survey have a generally positive employment outlook.  

Occupational groups that will be in the greatest demand over the next year include: professionals, managers, technical, skilled trades, and sales and marketing, amongst others.

This section from the 2014 Hire Learning Survey: The Complete Series of Results indicates that thinking, oral communication and a knowledge of digital technology are some of the essential skills that employers have the most difficulty in finding in employees.

Did you know that permanent full-time positions are the most common type of jobs available in Hamilton? Or that there are job opportunities for all educational backgrounds? These are some of the results discovered by WPH as we release the results of the first annual Hire Learning Survey (HLS).

This report, created in partnership with the Skills Development Flagship, is designed to help service providers better understand current employment and training program options in Hamilton to aid greater connectivity, awareness and alignment of programs and services.

This is the third quarterly release that provides information about real-time labour demand in Hamilton.  The information presented here reflects online job postings from October to December 2013. 

Information about online job vacancies in Hamilton for the 3rd Quarter (October - December 2013) presented as an infographic.

 Presentation by Daniel Munro, from the Conference Board of Canada, on December 11, 2013 at WPH's event: The Need to Make Skills Work. 

This is the second of quarterly releases that provides information about real-time labour demand in Hamilton.  The information presented here reflects online job postings from July to September 2013.

 Information about online job vacancies in Hamilton for the 3rd Quarter (July - September 2013) presented as an infographic.

As people remain in the workplace longer they face a distinct set of barriers to finding employment. This project entailed interviewing 20 experienced workers (people 45 years of age and over) to discover their barriers to employment.  A literature search was carried out to discover what research has been done in the past regarding barriers to employment for this group.  

A call to action is included with recommendations for the future.

During the six months since Workforce Planning Hamilton (WPH) released our 2013 Labour Market Plan new data has become available through the National Household Survey as well as a special data set that profiles job seeking clients accessing Employment Ontario services and programs. With this new information along with updates to other labour market indicators we have prepared a brief report that explores workforce trends in Hamilton with a special emphasis on Hamilton’s workforce and job seeking clients.

 Welcome to Workforce Planning Hamilton's online job vacancies full report for April - June 2013, displayed in an infographic.  

To read the full report please click here.

Workforce Planning Hamilton is pleased to release the first edition of Help Wanted in Hamilton, a report on online job vacancies for April - June 2013.  This report is the beginning of WPH's process to release this timely labour market information into our community.  The reports will be released quarterly and in the future we'll be able to compare job growth or decline over time.

To view an infographic of the report please click here.

 Etude sur l'etat de preparation des employeurs

The Hiring Immigrants in Hamilton project consulted with Hamilton area employers about hiring and employing immigrants.  This survey is believed to be the first of its kind in Hamilton.  The project was conceived from the desire to have a better understanding of employer readiness for hiring recent immigrants in Hamilton, including Francophone immigrants and the need for bilingual staff.

The first study of its kind in Hamilton, the Hiring Immigrants Project provides insight into employers' attitudes and experiences in hiring, diversity, and more.  This booklet describes key findings from the study.  

A guide that provides Hamiton employers with information regarding how they can utilize a diverse workforce to give their business a competitive advantage.  Using information from the Hiring Immigrants Project employers are given information on the benefits of hiring immigrants.

The 2013 Labour Market Plan provides a comprehensive overview of local labour market developments in Hamilton since the release of our 2012 Labour Market Plan.  Highlighting key industry sectors and workforce issues, this plan is an ongoing process for our community, keeping current with the changing labour market.

With an increase in employment of over 10% between 2007 and 2012, the health care sector is one of the Hamilton CMA's (which includes Burlington and Grimsby) fastest growing areas of economic development.  This report includes an overview of the broad health care sector in Hamilton, information on ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.

This publication is one in a series of Regional Employer Roadmaps produced by The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC).

This is an overview of the Make it, Move it, Ship it: Careers in the Goods Movement and Supply Chain and Logistics Sector in Hamilton report.  The handout was distributed at the Make it, Move it, Ship it event held on October 24/12.

This report outlines the most prominent occupations in Hamilton's top 10 industries.  Provided is information about the required skill level, median income and outlook for future employment for each occupation.  

Information from the 2006 census provided the basis for much of the report, as it provides the most comprehensive data.  To identify more recent trends, Local Labour Market Indictors derived from Canadian Business Patterns (June 2011), Labour Force Survey (2010) and other Statistics Canada sources were also included.

With large numbers of TFW entering Canada every year – in 2011 there were 300,111 temporary foreign workers in Canada , triple the number that were in the country a decade ago, this is an issue that needs to be explored in more detail.  It is especially relevant in Ontario as 106,849 TFW workers were present in the province in 2011. 

The discussion paper gives an overview of the Live-in Caregiver Program, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and the Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training.  It includes information on recent changes by the Federal Government to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and lists some of the common issues affecting the treatment of TFW in Canada.  Additional resources are listed to encourage further research.

The Labour Market Plan update for 2012 is an annual review of the progress on Hamilton's labour market action plan and up-to-date information on labour market conditions in our community. 

The report is divided into five main sections:

Methodology

Local Labour Market Indicators

2011 Labour Market Highlights

2011 Progress on Labour Market Priorities

Priorities and Action for 2012

Research report that studied what employment barriers immigrants face.

The premier HIWIN newsletter informs employers about the advantage of hiring immigrants and about local resources that can assist them.