1. Trends in the Youth Job Market
With a focus on the Toronto Area

2. The Challenge: Canada 2002-2007
Over the next five years almost 1,000,000 new jobs will be created in Canada.
Retirements will provide an additional 1,000,000 job openings.
About 2/3rds of these jobs will require higher education or training, including training on the job.

3. DEMOGRAPHICS

4. Adapted from Ontario Job Futures 2002

5. The Double Cohort
In 1999, post-secondary participation rate was 60%, leaving 40% of 18 year old youth in the labour market
In Ontario, due to the double cohort, we estimate that there will be an 11% labour force increase for 18 year olds seeking full time work in 2003
Will further disadvantage those who have not completed high school.

6. ECONOMIC GROWTH * GDP Forecast
Source: GDP: Conference Board of Canada. Employment: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
*Based on first 3 quarters of 2002

7. Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

8. Toronto Employment Grew by 5% from 2000-2002
Faster Growth:
Manufacturing.
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing.
Accommodation and food services.
Construction
Slower Growth:
Transportation and warehousing.
Retail and wholesale trade.
Professional, scientific and technical services.

9. Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
Trade
Professional, scientific and technical services
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
Health care and social assistance
Educational services
Accommodation and food services
Information, culture and recreation
Transportation and warehousing
Management of companies and administrative and other support services
Other services
Public Administration
Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

10. Where do Youth Work?
Youth work in all sectors but some industries have higher concentrations of entry opportunities

13. Entry Level Jobs in the Service Sector with Good Employment Prospects
Truck drivers
Customer service and information clerks
Nurses aides and orderlies
Construction labourers
Visiting homemakers
Manufacturing labour

14. What skills are required?
According to HRDC analysis of Toronto Job Advertisements through our Workwaves project, employers are looking for the following skills:

15. Core Skills Communications.
Personal management (flexible, positive attitude, self-motivation).
Thinking/Planning/Organizing.
Interpersonal (people skills/networking).
Teamwork (leadership).
Numeracy.
Multilingualism an asset in global economy
Computer literacy

16. Fostering Core Skills We must remove barriers to employment
We must work together to help youth get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace

17. Meeting the Challenge
Fewer future entrants to the labour market, so employers need to look at how to utilize unemployed youth to meet their demands
Promote on-the-job work experience and skill develop opportunities leading to continuous learning

18. Meeting the Challenge
Integrating unemployed youth into the knowledge economy is not easy…
However it is imperative to provide every Canadian with the opportunity to participate fully in the workplace and the community…
And as our society ages, we will require their contribution.
We must make extra efforts to address this group in unanticipated economic situations

19. Some useful websites http://www.hrdc.gc.ca/career