Rural and Regional Trends: 2nd quarter, 2013
Employment in rural and small town Canada has been declining for 10 consecutive months. In June 2013, 32 economic regions were leading employment growth.
By Ray D. Bollman
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Highlights
• Employment in rural and small town Canada has been declining for 10 consecutive months
• In June 2013, 32 economic regions were leading employment growth
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Employment in rural and small town Canada has been declining for 10 consecutive months
Rural and small town (RST) employment is continuing its path of decline that has been on-going since September, 2012 (Figure 1).
Typically, fluctuations in RST employment mirror the fluctuations in larger urban centres. The present pattern is a major departure for RST areas.
The decline is most noticeable in RST Ontario (Table 1).
Figure 1 (PDF)
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Table 1 (PDF)
Number employed and percent change by type of geographic area, Canada and Provinces
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In June 2013, 32 economic regions were leading employment growth
• In June 2013, 32 economic regions (out of 73 economic regions in Canada) reported employment growth above the national rate of employment growth (1.33%, compared to the same month in the previous year, using a 3-month moving average). These regions are “leading” Canada’s job growth (Map 1).
The top five leading regions in term of employment growth are:
• 6.38% Lanaudière Economic Region, Quebec;
• 5.90% Camrose-Drumheller Economic Region, Alberta;
• 5.78% Regina-Moose Mountain (incl. Estevan) Economic Region, Saskatchewan;
• 5.36% Kingston-Pembroke Economic Region, Ontario; and
• 5.12% Laurentides Economic Region, Quebec.
The bottom five lagging regions in term of employment growth are:
• -5.47% Mauricie Economic Region, Quebec;
• -5.49% Yorkton-Melville Economic Region, Saskatchewan;
• -6.17% South Central (incl. Winkler) Economic Region, Manitoba;
• -6.95% London (and area) Economic Region, Ontario; and
• -7.69% Ottawa (and area) Economic Region, Ontario
Eight economic regions have shown employment growth above the national rate for 12 consecutive months:
• South Coast-Burin Peninsula Economic Region, Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Region, Quebec;
• Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Economic Region, Quebec;
• Prince Albert and Northern Economic Region, Saskatchewan;
• Red Deer (and area) Economic Region, Alberta;
• Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) - Cold Lake Economic Region, Alberta;
• Thompson-Okanagan Economic Region, British Columbia; and
• Cariboo Economic Region, British Columbia
Seven economic regions have shown employment decline for 12 consecutive months:
• Campbellton-Miramichi Economic Region, New Brunswick;
• Fredericton-Oromocto Economic Region, New Brunswick;
• Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine Economic Region, Quebec;
• Estrie Economic Region, Quebec;
• Ottawa (and area) Economic Region, Ontario;
• Yorkton-Melville Economic Region, Saskatchewan;
• Vancouver Island and Coast Economic Region, British Columbia
Map 1 (PDF)
Employment growth performance relative to the national rate of employment growth, June, 2013
Note:
Employment change is calculated by comparing the current month with the same month in the previous year, using a 3-month moving average.
“Leading” indicates employment growth above the national rate of employment growth.
“Modest” indicates employment growth, but the growth is less than the national rate of employment growth.
“Lagging” indicates employment decline.
Source: Statistics Canada. Labour Force Survey. CANSIM Table 282-0060.
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About Rural and Regional Trends
The purpose of Rural and Regional Trends (RRT) is to facilitate the use, mapping and interpretation of selected timely local economic indicators.
RRT is issued quarterly and will provide the information to address the following questions:
- What are the most recent trends for key local economic indicators of your region?
- How do these trends compare with those of other regions across Canada?
RRT provides summary charts and ready-to-use maps and data. You can use these maps to visualize local economic trends or easily upload the data on the Community Information Database to customize your maps.
RRT is distributed free of charge on the Canadian Rural Research Network (CRRN) and is intended to stimulate debate and further analysis and use of local economic indicators.
RRT is authored by Ray Bollman. For further information and analysis of local economic indicators contact Ray at RayD.Bollman@sasktel.net. Ray recently retired as Chief of the Rural Research Group at Statistics Canada and as Editor of Statistics Canada’s Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletins.
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