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Manitobans more optimistic about the job search than those from Saskatchewan
Survey / Job Search Research
When asked 'how is their job search going?', 57 per cent of people in Manitoba who are job seeking or know someone close to them who is job seeking would describe is as 'Bad' (33%) or 'Terrible' (24%). By comparison, 78 per cent of those polled in Saskatchewan would describe their job search as 'Bad' (36%) and 'Terrible' (44%).
Just 12% of respondents in Saskatchewan described their job search as 'Good', while 23% of Manitobans described their job search as 'Good'. Virtually no respondents in either province were prepared to describe their job search as 'Great'.
These were just a few of the insights in a report released by the Angus Reid Institute which polled individuals throughout the country on the state of job search.
The survey found far more people are looking for work in Manitoba. Just three per cent or respondents in Saskatchewan are looking for work right now, as opposed to nearly three times this number (9%) who are looking for work in Manitoba.
There seems to be a large portion of job seekers who identify as being unemployed but have no interest or ability to seek employment. This was six per cent of respondents in Saskatchewan and five per cent in Manitoba.
Across Canada, four-in-five Canadians who are either looking for a job, or have someone close to them who is, describe the current job market as “bad” or “terrible,” with just 13 per cent offering a positive assessment. Among job seekers, the most common frustrations reflect a lack of response from employers and a perceived shortage of available jobs in their area.
The top factors making job search difficult were identified as:
- Not hearing back form jobs applied to (68%)
- Lack of available jobs to apply for in my area (66%)
- Not finding jobs that match skills or experience (43%)
- Not receiving offers after interviews (40%)
- Not finding jobs that meet pay expectations (39%)
More key findings include:
- Just three-in-10 employed Canadians say they feel totally secure in their job, while 14 per cent feel insecure to some degree.
- The share of Canadians who say they are worse off than a year ago has fallen, but at 35 per cent remains roughly twice the proportion who say they are better off.
- The proportion who say housing costs are difficult to manage has dropped 13 points in under two years, from 44 to 31 per cent
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