Skilled trades employment - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200811013217
Description:
Education and training continue to be important in the labour market. To many, this implies a university degree. But society also needs tradesworkers to perform many vital tasks -- build houses, run the electrical lines, fix plumbing and maintain cars to name just a few. Many businesses are reporting difficulties finding skilled tradespersons and governments are responding with policies to stimulate employment in the trades. Employment trends in selected trades over the past 20 years are examined, along with the socio-economic traits of the workers and the characteristics of their jobs.
Issue Number: 2008110
Main Product: Perspectives on Labour and Income
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Subjects and keywords
Subjects
Keywords
- Aging population
- Apprentices
- Apprenticeship programs
- Carpenters
- Construction trades
- Construction work
- Earnings
- Electricians
- Employment growth
- Immigrants
- Job creation
- Labour demand
- Masonry
- Mechanical work
- Plumbers
- Postsecondary education
- Salaries and wages
- Self-employment
- Skilled workers
- Trade contractors
- Type of work
- Unionization
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