Infographic 3
Largest decline in vacancies for positions requiring a high school diploma or less

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Largest decline in vacancies for positions requiring a high school diploma or less"

This is a bar chart.

The vertical axis on the left shows the number of unemployed persons (blue bar) and job vacancies (dark red bar) in thousands by increments of 100. It starts at 0 and ends at 900.

The horizontal axis shows the fourth quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2025 for each of the four selected educational groups: high school diploma or less, trade certificate or diploma, other non-university certificates and university certificates below a bachelor's degree, and bachelor's degree or higher.

The first blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding high school diploma or less in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the number of unemployed persons at 604.0.

The second blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding high school diploma or less in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployed persons at 606.4.

The third blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding trade certificate or diploma in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the number of unemployed persons at 98.6.

The fourth blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding trade certificate or diploma in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployed persons at 127.1.

The fifth blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding other non-university certificates and university certificates below a bachelor's degree in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the number of unemployed persons at 258.5.

The sixth blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding other non-university certificates and university certificates below a bachelor's degree in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployed persons at 256.4.

The seventh blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding bachelor's degree or higher in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the number of unemployed persons at 419.9.

The eighth blue bar represents the number of unemployed persons holding bachelor's degree or higher in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployed persons at 409.1.

The first dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring high school diploma or less in the fourth quarter of 2024, with job vacancies at 249.3.

The second dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring high school diploma or less in the fourth quarter of 2025, with job vacancies at 234.1.

The third dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring trade certificate or diploma in the fourth quarter of 2024, with job vacancies at 71.6.

The fourth dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring trade certificate or diploma in the fourth quarter of 2025, with job vacancies at 62.0.

The fifth dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring other non-university certificates and university certificates below a bachelor's degree in the fourth quarter of 2024, with job vacancies at 106.8.

The sixth dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring other non-university certificates and university certificates below a bachelor's degree in the fourth quarter of 2025, with job vacancies at 93.0.

The seventh dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring bachelor's degree or higher in the fourth quarter of 2024, with job vacancies at 87.7.

The eighth dark red bar represents the number of job vacancies requiring bachelor's degree or higher in the fourth quarter of 2025, with job vacancies at 79.0.

Note(s): Data are not seasonally adjusted. Job vacancies excludes the territories for consistency with the comparable Labour Force Survey data.

Source(s): Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0443-01, and Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0019-01.