Employment Prospects Monthly: July 2020

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This monthly update to the Employment Prospect Series provides an overview of job opportunities in the Niagara region. These jobs are categorized into the level of education that is typically required for these jobs; this definition is based on Statistics Canada’s 2016 National Occupational Classification matrix.[1]

This update also takes into account local context and provincial actions/policy changes made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 24 (in Week 4 of this report), Niagara entered Stage 3 re-opening, and weekend GO Train services to Niagara resumed on August 1.

This update outlines available online job posts for the five weeks following the June Employment Prospect Series blog which covered May 31-June 27, 2020. Specifically, these data show jobs posted between June 28 and August 1, 2020. As a note, as of June 2020, NWPB changed data sources for job aggregation tools. Thus, these data should not be directly compared to reports prior to June. Nevertheless, these data continue on with previous trends that indicate increases to available jobs as COVID-19 related-restrictions are lifted.

Figure 1: Job Posts, Niagara, July 2020

Figure 1: New Job Posts, Niagara, July 2020. Can't see the graph? Click here to download the data.
Source: NWPB job aggregator, Niagara region, June 28-August 1, 2020. Jobs are coded at a 4-digit NOC classification level.


Table 1 outlines the top occupation categories that were posted and their level of required education.

Table 1: Top 5 In-Demand Jobs by Required Level of Education, July 2020

Table 1: Top 5 In-Demand Jobs by Required Level of Education, July 2020. Can't see the table? Click here to download the data.
Source: NWPB job aggregator, Niagara region, June 28-August 1, 2020. Jobs are coded at a 4-digit NOC classification level


Table 2 outlines the number of jobs that existed in Niagara for each of these top occupations and the estimated hourly wage ranges for 2019. Note that because these data are from 2019, they do not reflect any changes or impacts from COVID-19. Hourly wages below minimum wage likely reflect part-time work as our data source uses average annual incomes to produce its hourly estimates.



Table 2: 2019 Job Counts and Hourly Wages, Niagara

Table 2: 2019 Job Counts and Hourly Wages, Niagara. Can't see the table? Click here to download the data.
Source: EMSI Analyst, Niagara region, 2020.1 run, employees. Low = 10th percentile, Medium = median, High = 90th percentile.


All previous monthly reports are available on NWPB’s website. NWPB also produces quarterly reports alongside our monthly reports. The quarterly reports provide provincial-level benchmarks for job counts and trends of job growth and decline. It is our hope that these reports will support Niagara’s residents who are looking to enter the workforce or grow their career. If there is a specific occupation of interest to you, or if you have a question beyond the data represented in this report, please contact NWPB’s CEO, Vivian Kinnaird.


[1]: http://cnp.edsc.gc.ca/English/NOC/Matrix2016.aspx?ver=06%u2282%3D0

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