Montreal has spent the last four years adding jobs in a number of tech-related industries and occupations. But the way Montreal has done so points to the success not only of its local economy but also of its education system.
May. 15, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensArchive for the ‘Data & Analysis’ Category
Exploring the Geographic Shifts (and Low Wages) of the Call Center Industry
The call center industry has undergone major geographic shifts over the last decade. But the states that have seen the greatest call center declines have the strongest economies in the U.S.
May. 14, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightThere Are Jobs In Canada’s Manufacturing Industry. Really.
Canada’s manufacturing industry has been in decline for most of the last decade. Is there any hope for the future? Looking at the data suggests that things may be grim, but they’re far from hopeless – if you look at the right sectors.
May. 7, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensHigh-Tech Job Growth and the Value of EMSI’s Unsuppressed Data
Those who work with raw government employment data probably have felt the same frustration regarding suppressions. We look at why EMSI’s unsuppressed data is so valuable, using a recently published high-tech report as an example.
May. 1, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightComparing the US, UK, and Canadian Economies
Everyone knows that the US has a larger economy than the UK or Canada – but it’s hard to get a sense of just how different they are. To get a better sense of the relationship between the three, we’ve stacked up some data comparisons between the three nations, along with a number of visualizations.
Apr. 29, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensHow EMSI’s Compatibility Index Can Help Companies in the Hiring Process
EMSI’s compatibility index has valuable applications for workforce development boards, higher education institutions, economic development organizations — and private companies on the hunt for candidates. We walk through an example in this post.
Apr. 26, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Big Picture: Visualizing the US, UK, and Canadian Economies
To get a better picture of how the interrelated economies of the US, UK, and Canada compare to each other, we put together a number of data comparisons and combined them visually into one fascinating infographic. For more details, visit the original post, or read more about our data.
Apr. 26, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensThe Average Manufacturing Establishment Is Smaller Than You Think, and Getting Smaller
The average manufacturing establishment was home to 35.3 jobs in 2012. And like all establishments, manufacturing work sites are getting smaller — dramatically smaller, in fact, over the last 12 years.
Apr. 24, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightBritish Columbia Industries Are Still Climbing Out Of The Recession
How are industries in British Columbia doing in the aftereffects of the Great Recession? What industries are now ahead of where they were in 2008, and which have slid further into job losses? Well, it depends. We drill down to get to the facts.
Apr. 19, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensHow Should We Look At Jobs? A Discussion of Labor Market Data and Job Postings
In this post, we talk about the pros and cons of job-posting data, how it differs from the vast amount of labor market data available in the U.S., and how best to approach it from both a tactical and strategic perspective.
Apr. 9, 2013 | Posted by Rob SentzThe Most Competitive States for Job Growth
North Dakota still dominates in terms of the percent of total jobs that can be explained by regional competitiveness. Texas is still No. 2. Nevada is still last. After that, our new analysis based on shift share diverts from our previous analysis.
Apr. 3, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightA State-by-State Look at How Construction Is Doing Post-Recession
Huge growth, even more decline. That’s the big picture for the construction industry looking at the last decade. But the reality is the prospects for the construction industry have been a bit better of late — something that’s borne out in EMSI data and other indicators.
Mar. 28, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightLooking at the Full Range of Wages with Visualizing Economics
We’re used to seeing median wage data for occupations. But Visualizing Economics’ new book gives us insight into the full range of many occupations’ real earnings potential.
Mar. 27, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensCommunications Technology Grows on Both Sides of the Border
To get a data-driven picture of some of the leading tech sectors in Canada and the US, we looked at the industries in Purdue’s information technology and telecommunications cluster, which EMSI provides as a template group with its Canadian data.
Mar. 26, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensEMSI Data Looks Even Better In Visualizing Economics’ New Book
In her new book, An Illustrated Guide to Income in the United States, Catherine Mulbrandon illuminates the world of economic data in fascinating detail. And we’re proud to see that EMSI data is the backbone of some of the book’s most interesting charts.
Mar. 25, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensWhat the Number of ‘Quits’ Tells Us About the Health of the Labor Market
At first glance, it might appear troublesome that more than two million people quit their job each month. But the opposite it true. If people are leaving their job, it’s a sign that they’re confident they can get another job.
Mar. 12, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightInformation Technology: Lots of Jobs Available, But Enough IT Workers To Fill Them?
Even with the almost-insatiable demand for information technology (IT) workers, historic wages and other data don’t indicate a dramatic shortage. We explore using the freshest labor market data available.
Mar. 11, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightBringing the Aging Skilled-Trade Trend into Focus
Our latest post for Forbes delves into the widespread aging of skilled-trade workers, an issue that’s more noticeable among occupations such as machinery maintenance workers — and in parts of the U.S. such as the Northeast and parts of the Rust Belt.
Mar. 9, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightNorth Dakota’s Oil and Gas Industry Just Keeps Growing
North Dakota has spent the last few years at the forefront of the national conversation, thanks to its enormous part in the American oil and gas production boom. With the recent release of EMSI’s new 2013.1 dataset, we thought it was time to check in and see how North Dakota has been faring.
Mar. 6, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensSelf-Employment Staffs the Vancouver Film Industry
Vancouver’s reputation as Hollywood North continues to grow. But if you’re looking for a job in film-making, be prepared to strike out on your own. We look at the role of self-employed workers in the Vancouver movie industry.
Feb. 27, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensAmerica’s Growth Corridors: Great Plains, Third Coast, Intermountain West, and Southeast
A flood of new jobs and educated adults aren’t streaming to highly populated areas on the West and East Coasts or Great Lakes region. At least not to the degree that they are in four growth corridors identified by Joel Kotkin in a new report for the Manhattan Institute that features EMSI data.
Feb. 26, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Decline of Traditional Retail Industries
In The Atlantic, Derek Thompson revisited what he calls the end of retail for office supply stores and other retailers with diminishing relevance in the Walmart/e-commerce age. But retail is still a big sector, and in some regions, it is actually growing.
Feb. 22, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightAre Real Estate Jobs Growing? Yes, But Only Among Proprietors
Calculated Risk has a fresh look at the boom and bust of real estate in California, showing the precipitous decline in the number of real estate sales agent licensees. In this post, we look at employment data for the U.S. and California to see how labor market data stacks up to the number of licensees.
Feb. 20, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightMetros with Thriving Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Sectors
Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill looked at the nation’s 51 largest metros to see which had thriving professional, scientific, and technical services sectors. As a followup, we provide more detail on the top metros in their list, which is topped by Austin and Jacksonville.
Feb. 12, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightRegions in Focus – Kitchener, Ontario
EMSI recently released Analyst for Canada, a web-based labour market research tool perfect for community and public colleges interested in evaluating the workforces of their communities and surrounding areas. We take a look at Kitchener, Ontario, home to Conestoga College.
Jan. 22, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensThe Unbalanced Canadian Skilled-Labour Market, Pt. 2
Recently we started looking at the CIBC’s list of Canadian occupations facing a skills shortage. To follow up on that post, we used Analyst for Canada to find occupations from the CIBC list that are growing unusually quickly in specific Census Divisions and Census Metropolitan Areas.
Jan. 16, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensInteractive Graphic: Job Gains & Losses by Industry Sector Since 2007
We worked with Tableau Software and Mish Shedlock to update an interactive graphic showing year-over-year job change by industry supersector since 2007.
Jan. 14, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightABC World News Features EMSI Data (Including on Home Health Aides, Which We Explore Further)
ABC World News ran a piece on the new jobs report and some of the hot jobs for 2013 based on an EMSI/CareerBuilder analysis. In this post we delve deeper into fast-rising home health aides.
Jan. 5, 2013 | Posted by Joshua WrightThe Unbalanced Canadian Skilled-Labour Market, Pt. 1
The CIBC’s recent report presented a two-sided labour problem, identifying 25 jobs that were in higher demand than the labour market could supply, and 20 jobs whose hiring demands are oversupplied. We thought that this sounded like just the kind of thing that EMSI’s new Analyst for Canada would be perfect for looking at a little more thoroughly.
Jan. 3, 2013 | Posted by Fraser MartensCanada’s Fastest-Growing Jobs
To give you an idea of what Analyst for Canada can do, we thought we would start by getting a broad picture of Canada’s workforce in 2012. We’re going to use Analyst to find out what the best-paying, fastest-growing jobs in Canada were in 2012, and where they’re growing the fastest.
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