Infographic 3
Large decrease of unfilled positions requiring high school diploma or less

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Large decrease of unfilled positions requiring high school diploma or less"

This is a scatter and bar combination chart.

The vertical axis on the left shows the number of unemployed persons in thousands (blue bar) and job vacancies (dark red bar), by increments of 60,000. It starts at 50,000 and ends at 590,000.

The vertical axis on the right shows the average offered hourly wages in dollars, by increments of $3.00. It starts at $15.00 and ends at $42.00.

The horizontal axis shows the first quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 for each selected educational group: high school diploma or less, trades certificate or diploma, other non-university certificate (i.e., college and CEGEP) and university certificates below a bachelor's degree, and bachelor's degree or higher.

The first blue bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for unemployed persons holding high school diploma or less, with the number of unemployed persons at 577,700.

The second blue bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for unemployed persons holding high school diploma or less, with the number of unemployed persons at 522,100.

The third blue bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for unemployed persons holding trades certificate or diploma, with the number of unemployed persons at 109,200.

The fourth blue bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for unemployed persons holding trades certificate or diploma, with the number of unemployed persons at 107,800.

The fifth blue bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for unemployed persons holding other non-university certificate (i.e., college and CEGEP) and university certificates below a bachelor's degree, with the number of unemployed persons at 281,400.

The sixth blue bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for unemployed persons holding other non-university certificate (i.e., college and CEGEP) and university certificates below a bachelor's degree, with the number of unemployed persons at 220,600,

The seventh blue bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for unemployed persons holding bachelor's degree or higher with the number of unemployed persons at 283,300.

The eighth blue bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for unemployed persons holding bachelor's degree or higher with the number of unemployed persons at 269,700.

The first dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for job vacancies requiring high school diploma or less, with job vacancies at 516,600. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $19.20 in the first quarter of 2022.

The second dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for job vacancies requiring high school diploma or less, with job vacancies at 433,800. The average offered hourly wage was $20.10 in the first quarter of 2023.

The third dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for job vacancies requiring trades certificate or diploma, with job vacancies at 108,600. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $26.65 in the first quarter of 2022.

The fourth dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for job vacancies requiring trades certificate or diploma, with job vacancies at 102,000. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $28.05 in the first quarter of 2023.

The fifth dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for job vacancies requiring other non-university certificate (i.e., college and CEGEP) and university certificates below a bachelor's degree, with job vacancies at 150,300. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $28.30 in the first quarter of 2022.

The sixth dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for job vacancies requiring other non-university certificate (i.e., college and CEGEP) and university certificates below a bachelor's degree, with job vacancies at 138,200. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $28.65 the first quarter of 2023.

The seventh dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2022 for job vacancies requiring bachelor's degree or higher, with job vacancies at 114,800. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $39.25 in the first quarter of 2022.

The eighth dark red bar represents the first quarter of 2023 for job vacancies requiring bachelor's degree or higher, with job vacancies at 107,200. The average offered hourly wage for this group was $40.20 the first quarter of 2023.

Note(s): Data are not seasonally adjusted.

Source(s): Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0328-01, and Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0019-01.