Accessing data to support youth employment in Ontario. Presentation from Hot Topics Luncheon at Amplify 2019, an annual leadership conference hosted by FirstWork, Ontario’s Youth Employment Network.

1. LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION COUNCIL
CONSEIL DE L’INFORMATION SUR LE MARCHÉ DU TRAVAIL
Amplify 2019
Toronto, ON – 15 April 2019
Tony Bonen
Director of Research, Data and Analytics
Data Intelligence for the
Youth Employment Sector

2. Labour Market Information Council (LMIC)
Collect
• Statistics Canada
(RDCs)
• Job posting data
• Public opinion
research
Analyze
• Quantitative
research
• Verify reliability
• Identify data gaps
Distribute
• LMI Insights
• Online dashboards
• Open access LMIC
Data Hub

3. Public Opinion Research dashboard
lmic-cimt.ca/lmi-interactive-dashboard/

4. Top LMI Needs of Ontario Students

5. Data Gaps for Youth
Job Openings
• Many existing websites for current postings
• Limited information on the future
Wages
• Data available, but may not be well-structured
• More up-to-date and relevant wage information needed
Skills
• A huge data gap
• Education is a common proxy, but need better methods
Small gap
Large gap

6. Skill demand by proxy: NOC
4-digit NOC codes are associated with the “typical education” required
for the job:
Level A : University degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate)
Level B : Some post-secondary education, college and apprenticeship
Level C : Completion of secondary school, and some occupation training
Level D : Below secondary school, and on-the-job training
National Occupational Classification (NOC) “Skill Level”

7. Job Market Requires Higher Education
Employment share on Ontario jobs by NOC “Skill Level”

8. But Educational Attainment increased faster
Share of young workers (15 to 34) with greater educational attainment
than is required by their occupation

9. Overqualification doesn’t pay for youths (15-34)
Average earnings in “Level B” and “C” occupations by relative education level
Level B : Some post-secondary education, college and apprenticeship
Level C : Completion of secondary school, and some occupation training

10. It really doesn’t pay for young men (15-34)
Level B : Some post-secondary education, college and apprenticeship
Level C : Completion of secondary school, and some occupation training
Average earnings in “Level B” and “C” occupations by relative education level

11. Getting the Information out there:
Skills, Wages and Training
Need better definition and measurement of skills
• A common taxonomy for skills
• Leverage new data sources (e.g., job posting data)
Wage data needs to meet the needs to youth and other user
groups
• LMIC is conducting focus groups with college and university
students across the country
• Feedback and insights will inform the pilot project for the
LMIC Data Hub

12. The Way Forward: LMIC Data Hub

13. QUESTIONS?
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14. Appendix: Ontario’s wage advantage falling
Real hourly wage rate in Ontario and Canada

15. Appendix: As manufacturing employment has fallen
Share of employees working in the manufacturing sector in Ontario and
Canada