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November 24, 2022JOB VACANCIES, SEPTEMBER 2022 Statistics Canada released today monthly job vacancy results for September 2022. The data are not adjusted for seasonal patterns.
Nova Scotia had 23,070 job vacancies in September 2022 with a vacancy rate of 5.1%.
Canadian employers were actively recruiting for 994,805 positions in September with a vacancy rate of 5.7%.
The highest vacancy rate was reported in British Columbia while the lowest vacancy rate was reported in Newfoundland and Labrador. Compared with September 2021, vacancy rates were up Nova Scotia and the three prairie provinces. Vacancy rates were unchanged in Ontario and down for all other provinces.
Although there are seasonal variations, Nova Scotia's job vacancy rates have been trending up since the start of 2021.
The number of job vacancies in Nova Scotia reached 23,070 in September 2022. In September 2021, there were 20,490 vacancies.
Comparing September 2022 against September 2021, the number of job vacancies in Nova Scotia was up 12.6%. National job vacancies edged up 0.7% over the same period with increases in 5 provinces. Saskatchewan reported the largest increase in job vacancies while New Brunswick reported the biggest decline.
Nationally, the accommodation and food services sector had the highest job vacancy rate (10.4%) and the second highest number of job vacancies at 152,410. This industry has had the highest vacancy rate among all industries for over a year.
After accommodation and food services, the next highest job vacancy rates in Canada were reported in construction, personal and repair services and health care and social assistance. The lowest vacancy rates were in education, utilities and public administration.
Health care and social assistance had the highest number of vacancies at 159,530 in September. Both the number of vacancies and the job vacancy rate (6.6%) reached new highs in health care and social assistance in September.
Notes: The job vacancy rate is the percentage of job positions (both filled and vacant) that are vacant. A higher job vacancy rate indicates a tighter labour market where it is more difficult for employers to find suitable candidates for the positions offered. A lower job vacancy rate signals labour market slack and potentially more job seekers competing for each vacant position.
Information on monthly job vacancies will continue in future Statistics Canada releases, and a more detailed analysis will be released with quarterly estimates from the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0371-01 Job vacancies, payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by provinces and territories, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality; Table 14-10-0372-01 Job vacancies, payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by industry sector, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
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