An Overview of Canadian Job Vancancies at the Time of the American Jobs Act Introduction

The American Jobs Act of 2011 was introduced to the people of the USA at the end of summer in September 2011. Unemployment had been 9.1% nationwide for both July and August and in mid-September, the Internet recorded only somewhat over three million jobs listings. The AJA stated that five million people were looking for work, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics listed 154 million Americans workers, with 9.1% of those out of work. That's more than five million. Interestingly, by September 20, 2011, over 5,100,000 American jobs listings were available across the Internet, a jump of TWO MILLION jobs in just a few days. This is curious. Additionally, 5.1 Million is still not enough jobs for our unemployed.

What was happening in the world of work in Canada during this period?

Compared to the USA, Canada experienced a lower Unemployment Rate of 7.3% in August 2011, up from 7.2% in July.

The Job Mix of available, open jobs in Canada was different from that in the United States in the latter half of September 2011.

The Number One job listed most frequently in Canada was:

1. Full Time Bench Jeweler, with over 8,600 listings across the nation to the north. These were jobs often times located in a Sears Goldsmith Studio in Canadian Sears stores, where jewelry and watches are made and repaired. G & P Goldsmith is another advertiser of jobs.

Additional Top Jobs in Canada included over 250,000+ jobs in the following titles:

1. "World Class Opportunities" in various engineering, technology and technician jobs with Esso Oil, Imperial Oil, Conoco Phillips oil company, Saudi Aramco, and others. Oil & Gas related jobs total over 9,700 openings.
2. Administrative Assistants
3. Cooks
4. Cashiers
5. Project Managers
6. Salespeople
7. Registered Nurses (RNs)
8. Receptionists
9. Customer Service Representatives - Many needed as bilingual English-French
10. Sales Representatives
11. Store Managers
12. Executive Assistants
13. Business Analysts
14. Account Managers
15. Electrical Engineers
16. Mechanical Engineers
17. Financial Advisors
18. Dishwashers
19. Personal Bankers, Part-Time

We can easily see that America's usually most frequently listed job of Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist is not so highly in demand in Canada. Oil jobs are big in Canada and oil at this time was piped to Alaska and the North Dakota Native Reservation for refining.

Highest Demand Jobs out of 5,100,000+ Listings on September 20, 2011

1. Physical Therapists
2. Occupational Therapists
3. Pharmacists
4. Family Practice Physicians
5. Internal Medicine Physicians
6. Clinical Psychologists (about 14,000 listings) - Quote: Air Force Clinical Psychologists work in state-of-the-art medical facilities around the world. You'll also use the latest techniques to diagnose and treat the full spectrum of psychological conditions. In addition to amazing medical career advancing opportunities, you'll have the opportunity to work in a team environment with some of the most highly trained professionals in medicine.
7. Critical Care Nurses
8. OB/GYN Nurses
9. Public Health Officers (PHO) for the USAF and Health and Human Services - US Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps (approximately 15,000 needed). Quote: PHOs in the Air Force prevent disease,disability and premature death by conducting epidemiologic surveillance and response, analyzing communicable environmental/occupational diseases, overseeing food safety programs and establishing prevention and control strategies. You'll have the option to travel and do your job in places like Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Germany and England... Must have obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Science in Epidemiology or Master of Public Health (MPH) from an accredited institution. Must be a US Citizen between the ages of 18 to 42.
10. ER/OR Nurses
11. Event Specialists
12. Crew - Fast food, drug stores, production, manufacturing, other retail outlets.
13. Registered Nurses (RNs)
14. Speech Language Pathologistsand Speech Therapists
15. Shift Supervisors - Variety of industries
16. Satellite TV Technicians
17. Customer Service Reps - Some bilingual, various languages
18. Pharmacy Technicians
19. Assistant Managers
20. Merchandisers
21. Photo Lab Supervisors
22. Beauty Advisors
23. Truck Driver Jobs - Company and Owner Operators
24. Salespeople
25. Project Managers
26. Cashiers
27. Baristas -- Full- and Part-Time

One might wonder what the USAF is pursuing with their 30,000 Clinical Psychologist and Public Health Officer listings. The latter might involve vector borne diseases.