1. LOCAL LABOUR MARKET CONSULTATION JONATHAN COULMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2. Blind River Labour Market Demand Side

3. Top Employers in Blind River by Industry Health Care & Social Services 15% Health Care & Social Services 15% Retail Trade 14% Retail Trade 14% Manufacturing 10% Manufacturing 10% Public Administration 8% Public Administration 8% Education 7% Education 7% Accommodation and Food 7% Accommodation and Food 7% Construction 7% Construction 7% Other Services 9% Other Services 9% Quarrying 5% Quarrying 5% Source: 2011 National Household Survey 82% of all jobs

4. 2013 Average Earnings by Industry Health Care & Social Services $46,234 Health Care & Social Services $46,234 Retail Trade $26,019 Retail Trade $26,019 Manufacturing $88,217 Manufacturing $88,217 Public Administration $43,872 Public Administration $43,872 Education $55,279 Education $55,279 Accommodation and Food $13,176 Accommodation and Food $13,176 Construction $43,294 Construction $43,294 Other Services $33,056 Other Services $33,056 Quarrying $N/A Quarrying $N/A Source: EMSI Data – Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) 82% of all jobs

5. Growth/Decline by Industry – 2006 to 2011 Health Care & Social Services - 2% Health Care & Social Services - 2% Retail Trade + 15% Retail Trade + 15% Manufacturing - 28% Manufacturing - 28% Education - 36% Education - 36% Construction - 15% Construction - 15% Source: 2011 National Household Survey $26,019 $46,234 $43,294 $88,217 $55,279

6. Importance of Small Business 86% of Employers in Blind River have less than 10 Employees Blind River Industry Sector – 2 digit NAIC NAICS Total 01-45-910-1920-4950-99100+ 11 Agriculture 114232000 21 Mining 00000000 22 Utilities 32010000 23 Construction 39201430200 31-33 Manufacturing 62111001 41 Wholesale Trade 52210000 44-45 Retail Trade 50191567210 48-49 Transportation/Warehousing 148501000 51 Information and Cultural 21010000 52 Finance and Insurance 137220200 53 Real Estate 2621410000 54 Professional, Scientific Tech 138500000 55 Management of Companies 00000000 56 Administrative Support 80430100 61 Educational Services 41210000 62 Health Care and Social Assist 224925101 71 Arts, Entertainment & Rec 41111000 72 Accommodation & Food 288673400 81 Other Services 197750000 91 Public Administration 40100111 Total2711158038201323 Number of Employers by Industry and Size Range in Blind River June 2014 Source: Business Register Division, Statistics Canada Source: Canadian Business Pattern Data, June 2014

7. Importance of Small Business Canada wide, small businesses are responsible for creating 77.7 percent of all private jobs from 2002 to 2012. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS), 2012, and calculations by Industry Canada.

8. Growth of Small Business Blind River Industry Sector – 2 digit NAIC Number of Employers 2013Number of Employers 2014Absolute ChangePercent Change (%) 010811576.5 1-48680-6-7.0 5-924381458.3 10-1920 00.0 20-49121318.3 50-992200.0 100+132200.0 Number of Employers by Employee Size Range in Blind River June 2013-June 2014 Source: Business Register Division, Statistics Canada Growth of Employers – by size. Who is this? Healthcare, Public Administration, Manufacturing Source: Canadian Business Pattern Data, June 2014

9. Blind River Labour Market Supply Side

10. Population Source: 2011 National Household Survey & 2006 Census Geography Population 2011 Population 2006 % Change Algoma115,870117,461-1.4% Blind River3,5493,780-6.1% Dubreuilville635773-17.9% Elliot Lake11,34811,549-1.7% Michipicoten2,9753,204-7.1% Sault Ste. Marie75,14174,9480.3% Spanish698728-4.4% Thessalon1,2791,312-2.5% White River607841-27.8%

11. 48.7 Median Age of Algoma’s Communities

12. ‘Super-age’ Populations Blind River is there 20% of Population over 65

13. Impact on overall Employment Numbers Source: 2011 National Household Survey & 2006 Census 20112006 Ontario 2011 Population34903780 Participation rate59.459.965.5 Employment rate53.154.460.1

14. 14  In Blind River, three quarters of the labour force (population 15 and over) is 40+.  Based on the assumption that almost all of these people will retire by the age of 65, this means that 2,150 of the people who are in the 40+ category are projected to exit the labour force over the next 20 years and be replaced by the 1,395 people who are under the age of 40. Issue/Opportunity – Aging Workforce

15. Impact on Occupations Source: 2011 National Household Survey National Occupational Classification (NOC) Categories% over 45 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport80% 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities59% 1 Business, finance and administration occupations50% 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations50% 0 Management occupations48% 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations45% 6 Sales and service occupations38% 3 Health occupations36% 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services35% 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations0%

16. Blind River has an Aging Population Media Age is 48.7 years (Canada is 40.6 years) + Out migration of youth in Algoma Net out-migration of 1,160 people aged 18-25 between 2007 and 2012 (2,761 in total) Low Immigration rates An aging Local Workforce + = Blind River Aging Workforce

17. Road Ahead What are the 2-3 most important (workforce) related issues that require immediate attention? Longer-term attention? What supports/systems do you see as necessary to address these issues? Past and current strategies – What is already being done locally to address the needs? What labour market information/tools can help you plan for your workforce/members?

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