Information and communication technology industry : labour market and economic indicators dashboard PDF
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Labour Market and Economic Indicators Dashboard Information and Communication Technology Industry 2 0 0 6 Buildingand Educating /dlberra Tomorrow’sWorkforce Information and Communication Technology Industry Introduction ByMarch2006,34of53occupationalgroupstrackedbytheAlbertagovernment showedanunemploymentrateofthreepercentorless,indicatingskilland labourshortages.Thisdocumentpresentsaseriesofeconomicindicatorsto identifylabourandskillshortagesorsurplusesinindustrysectors. Indicators suchastheunemploymentrate,vacancyrate,hiringdifficultyrate anddemand-supplyratio1 areusedtodeterminethepresenceofshortagesor surplusesnowandinthefuture.Thistoolshouldnotbeusedtomakedecisions. Instead,theintentofthisdashboardistosparkdiscussionandgiveasnapshot ofwheretheoccupationalclusterislikelytobewithinthenext10-yearperiod. Additionalprovinciallabourmarketinformation,includingregionalinformation, canbeobtainedatwww.hre.gov.ab.ca/liTiitoassistwithdecisionmaking. What is ashortage? Shortagesweredeterminedbylookingattheunemployment,vacancy,andhiring difficultyrates,aswellasthedemand-supplyratioforanumberofoccupational clusterswithinsectors. Occupationsaresortedbyindustrysectorasoutlinedin AppendixA. Thisbookletusesatrafficlightsystemtohelpdefineshortages,basedonthe following: Unemployment: Iftheunemploymentrateofanoccupationisless thanthreepercent,thereisashortage. Vacantjobs:If thevacancyrateofanoccupationismorethantwopercent, thereisashortage. Hiringdifficulty:Ifthehiringdifficultyrateofanoccupationismorethan 25percent,thereisashortage. Demandandsupplyofworkers:Ademand-supplyratioofgreaterthan oneindicatesasupplyshortagewhilearatiooflessthanoneindicatesa supplysurplus. Occupationalclustersarecodedred,yelloworgreenbasedonthefollowing:2 Red-AllindicatorsshowshortageORthevacancyrateisoverfive percentandthereportedhiringdifficultyover40percent. Yellow-Oneormoreindicatorsshowshortage. Green-Allindictorsshowasurplus. 1SeeAppendixBformoreinformationabouttheunemploymentrate,vacancyrate,hiring difficultyrateand/ordemand-supplyratio. 2SeeAppendixCformoredetailedinformationonthecolourcodingforeachoccupation. Labour Market and Economic Indicators Dashboard Information and Communication Technology 3 Thissectorincludescomputerandelectronicproductsmanufacturing, telecommunicationservices,payTV,specialtyTVandprogramdistribution andcomputersystemsdesignandrelatedservices . IndustryChallengesand Issues Workintheinformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT) sectorisvery dynamicwithnewtechnologies (e.g,web-basedapplications) andmarket segments (e.g.,wirelesscomputing,internetsecurity) emergingandconverging. TheICTsectorhasalsocontributedtochangesinothersectors,especiallythe educationandskillsneededtoworkinthesesectors. Hiringqualifiedemployeesisasignificantchallenge.AsCanadianuniversities cannotkeepupwithdemand,manyICTcompaniesseeimmigrationascritical toaddress skillshortagesinthisindustry.However,Albertafacesinternational competitionforqualifiedstaffwithothercountries. 3ThisinformationisbasedonGovernmentofCanadastatisticsandprojectionsforthe NorthAmericanIndustryClassificationSystem(NAICS)majorgroup23. 4Therationaleforusing2003,2005,and2015asyearstoshowtrendisindicatedinAppendixD. Information and Communication Technology Industry Occupational Cluster Auditors,Accountantsand § InvestmentProfessionals Concern Concern Surplus Clerical Occupations, GeneralOfficeSkills Surplus Concern Surplus Clerical Supervisors Concern Concern Shortage Computerand InformationSystems Professionals Concern Concern Surplus Financeand InsuranceAdministrative S Occupations Concern Concern Shortage Human Resourcesand BusinessService Professionals Concern Concern Surplus Insuranceand Real EstateSales Occupationsand Buyers § 6 Concern Shortage Surplus Labour Market and Economic Indicators Dashboard Occupational Cluster 2003 2005 2015 LegislatorsandSeniorManagement § g § Concern Concern Surplus Library, Correspondenceand Related Information Clerks § 8 0 Surplus Concern Shortage LongshoreWorkersand Material Handlers § 8 0 Concern Concern Surplus MachineOperatorsand Related 8 0 § Workers inTextile Processing Concern Shortage Surplus Mailand Message Distribution 8 @ 0 Occupations Concern Concern Shortage Managers in Communication 8 § § (except Broadcasting) Concern Concern Surplus Managers in Financial and 8 § § BusinessServices Concern Concern Surplus Information and Communication Technology Industry Occupational Cluster 2003 2005 2015 Managers in ProtectiveService Concern Concern Surplus Mechanical, Electricaland Electronics Assemblers Concern Concern Surplus Office EquipmentOperators 5 Surplus Concern Shortage Policyand Program Officers, Researchersand Consultants I Concern Concern Surplus Recording, Schedulingand Distributing B Occupations Concern Concern Shortage Salesand ServiceSupervisors B Concern Concern Shortage Sales, MarketingandAdvertising Managers Concern Concern Surplus Labour Market and Economic Indicators Dashboard Occupational Cluster 2003 2005 2015 Secretaries, Recorders g g g andTranscriptionists Surplus Concern Surplus SecurityGuardsand g I g Related Occupations Concern Concern Surplus Technical Occupations inArchitecture, Drafting, Surveyingand Mapping g g g Surplus Shortage Shortage TIencfhonrimcaatlioOnccSuypsatteimosnsin Computerand g g g Surplus Concern Surplus Technical Occupations in Electronics g g S and Electrical Engineering Surplus Shortage Shortage Transportation Officersand Controllers g § s Concern Concern Shortage • Writing,Translatingand Public S g S Relations Professionals Concern Concern Surplus Appendices Labour Market and Economic Indicators Dashboard Appendix A Approximately140distinctoccupations5areincludedinthe 12dashboards AlbertaHumanResourcesandEmploymentprepared. Occupationsselectedare basedontheNationalOccupationalClassification(NOC) system.TheNOCisa systemthatclassifiesanddescribesoccupationsintheCanadianlabourmarket. Occupationsaregroupedbyindustrybasedontheconcentration(percentage ofthoseworkingintheoccupation) employedinaparticularindustry. OccupationslistedineachindustrygrouparebasedontheNorthAmerican IndustryClassificationSystem.Forinstance,theindustrieswhereAutomotive ServiceTechnicians (NOC732) areconcentratedinclude:RetailTrade(76%), Transportation(12%),PublicAdministration(3%),Construction(1%),andother (8%).Accordingtotheseresults,theAutomotiveServiceTechniciansoccupation wouldappearintheRetailTrade,Transportation,PublicAdministration,and Constructiondashboards. The 12industrygroups selectedanddescribedinthedashboardsarealigned withthesectorshighlightedinthesub-strategiesfromBuildingandEducating Tomorrow’sWorkforceandarebasedonthekeysectorsprofiledin Understanding A.lberta’sLabourForce:UookingtotheFuture,aswellastheindustrygroupsusedin A.lbertaCareers2004.Theselectedindustrygroupsinclude: IndustryGroup AgricultureandAgri-Food 1 1 2 Construction 3 Forestry 4 Finance, Insuranceand Real Estate 5 Health Care 6 Informationand CommunicationTechnology(ICT) 7 Manufacturing 8 Mining, OilandGas 9 PublicAdministration 10 RetailTrade 1 1 Tourism 12 Transportation Notall 140occupationsarelistedinthisparticulardashboard.
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