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JOB VACANCIES FULL REPORT: 3RD QUARTER 2013 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.
OVERVIEW There were 6,742 unique job vacancies advertised online in Hamilton during the third quarter of 2013. During the same time period, the Hamilton CMA (which includes Burlington and Grimsby) unemployment rate averaged 6.5%, representing approximately 25,800 people out of work.
Number of Job Postings Unemployment Rate (Hamilton CMA)
July
August
September
2,074
2,496
2,172
6.0%
6.5%
7.0%
Similar to the second quarter of 2013, the majority of job postings (71%) only broadly indicated Hamilton as the location of work, followed by Stoney Creek (14%), Dundas (8%) and Ancaster (7%).
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT 4,264 postings specified the type of employment (full-time, part-time, or full/part-time) involved in the advertised position. Of those postings, more than three quarters were for full-time jobs, 16% were part-time and 8% were full/part-time. Far fewer postings indicated the duration of employment, that is whether the position was temporary or permanent. Only 2,365 job ads identified duration, of which 68% were permanent positions.
JOB POSTINGS BY INDUSTRY Employers generally do not specify industry in a job posting. This could be due to job seekers being able to figure out the industry based on the company name or employers preferring to focus on the occupation they are seeking to fill rather than industry. Only 25% of job postings during this quarter specified their industry. The top specified industries were: Retail and Wholesale Trade
Manufacturing
Health and Personal Care Stores (NAICS 446) Miscellaneous Store Retailers (NAICS 453) General Merchandise Stores (NAICS 452)
Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311) Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333) Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)
Prepared by: Workforce Planning Hamilton Data Source: Vicinity Jobs Inc.
Health Care and Social Assistance Hospitals (NAICS 622) Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (NAICS 623) Social Assistance (NAICS 624)