Occupation Report Employment counsellors NOC-S E213 (NOC 4156) Ottawa, Ontario, & Canada (2012-2017) 3-year historical data & forecasted growth Updated May 2015 < 500 jobs NOTE: EMSI recommends taking occupation data below 500 jobs with a grain of salt because of source data sampling sizes; therefore, outlook also considers Ontario data.
Employment counsellors NOC-S E213 (NOC 2011 4156) (NOC 2006 4213) Ottawa Outlook* Limited Fair Good *Based on past and forecasted growth; also considers Ontario trends. NOTE: The outlook remained the same from 2014 to 2015. A Local Snapshot Employment in this occupation declined 22% in Ottawa from 2012 to 2013 before bouncing back the next year (19.1%); it is forecast to contract again (9.5%) over the next three years. 8.8% were unemployed in Ottawa in 2011; 89 (18.9%) of those in this occupation are self-employed. Median hourly wage for this occupation was $26.63. 40.5% of the 2014 jobs were in the Employment services industry sector. Ottawa has a lower share of this occupation than the province and the nation. Provincially, this occupation shows trends that are opposite to those seen in Ottawa growth from 2012 to 2013 followed by a correction the next year (resulting in net growth of 7.1%), with an expansion of 8.1% projected over the next three years. Overview Ottawa Jobs 471 (19% self-employed = 89) 2011 Ottawa Unemployment Rate 8.8% Province 10.4% Location Quotient to Nation 0.71 Province 0.63 Change in Jobs (2012-2014) -7.2% (2014-2017) -9.5% NOTE: Location quotient (LQ) is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular occupation is in a region compared to the nation or province. A quotient of 1.00 means Ottawa has the same share of the occupation as the nation/province. A quotient higher than 1.00 means Ottawa has a greater share, and lower than 1.00 means Ottawa's share is lower than the average. ONTARIO Percentile Earnings (not including self-employed) $19.21/hr $26.63/hr $43.53/hr 10th Percentile Earnings Median Earnings 90th Percentile Earnings NOTE: Earning figures are only available as a provincial average and are not available at the local level; these figures are current as of March 2015. Economic Modeling Specialists International www.economicmodeling.com 2
Ottawa Growth 508 426-81 -16.0% 2012 Jobs 2017 Jobs Change (2012-2017) % Change (2012-2017) Regional Trends Region 2012 Jobs 2017 Jobs % Change Ottawa 508 426-16.0% Ontario 8,510 9,858 15.8% Canada 17,616 22,472 27.6% Ottawa Ontario Canada 2012 Jobs 508 8,510 17,616 2013 Jobs 396 9,809 19,751 2014 Jobs 471 9,115 21,368 2015 Jobs 453 9,409 21,802 2016 Jobs 439 9,654 22,171 2017 Jobs 426 9,858 22,472 Economic Modeling Specialists International www.economicmodeling.com 3
Ottawa Inverse Staffing Patterns Occupation Jobs in % of Occupation in % of Total Jobs in Employment services (5613) 191 40.5% 2.7% Management, scientific and technical consulting services (5416) 42 8.9% 0.5% Federal protective services (9112) 40 8.5% 0.1% Civic and social organizations (8134) 33 6.9% 0.8% Other schools and instruction (6116) 25 5.3% 0.4% NOTE: Inverse staffing patterns provides a table of percentages that shows how regional occupations are divided up among regional industries. For example, an inverse staffing pattern for registered nurses may show that 70% of RNs are employed by hospitals, 10% by local government (i.e., public schools), 10% by nursing homes, and 10% by offices of physicians. Educational programs and completions in Ottawa (public institutions only) 3 83 Programs (2012) Completions (2012) Program 2009 2010 2011 2012 Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions (51.23) Clinical, counselling and applied psychology (42.28) 134 56 62 69 0 18 13 14 Mental and social health services and allied professions (51.15) 0 0 0 0 NOTE: EMSI Analyst uses Statistics Canada s PSIS data to compile completions for postsecondary programs offered in Canada, classified by the 2011 CIP codes. 2012 data includes those who graduated in spring 2013. Economic Modeling Specialists International www.economicmodeling.com 4
Other Considerations LICENSURE/OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ONTARIO: None required (not a regulated profession) NOTE: Workers in regulated occupations require a licence to work legally. Workers in non-regulated occupations do not require a licence, but employers may have other certification requirements. CANADIAN LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS: N/A Links to Additional Occupational Information Ontario Job Futures (Updated in 2013) not available for this occupation GOC Job Bank (Updated in 2015) - Cites Canada outlook information; also shows job postings and wage information for Ottawa. Statistics Canada - Occupation information for NOC 4156 (Updated in 2012) About EMSI Occupational data Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI) amalgamates information from several data sources in order to produce its occupation counts: Canadian Business Patterns (CBP) Updated twice annually in June and December Census 2006 and 2011 Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) Updated monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) Updated monthly Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) Latest projections cover 2013-2022 Demographic CANSIM tables Various updates Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) - Updated annually; 2012/13 data available now Information from these sources is combined into a dataset that is updated twice annually by EMSI; the latest release came in May 2015 and these reports reflect actuals and projections based on that data. Detailed occupation data is based primarily on industry staffing patterns collected by the SEPH, which surveys businesses and is considered more reliable than the LFS, which surveys individuals. Should you have any further questions about the data in this report, please contact Labour Market Ottawa at 613-727-4723 X7552 or info@labourmarketottawa.ca. Economic Modeling Specialists International www.economicmodeling.com 5