CareerBuilder.ca and EMSI Reveal the Most Concentrated Industries by Metro
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TORONTO – 8 October 2014 – Ever feel like the jobs you’re looking for are all located in another city? To help workers get an idea of where the jobs are, CareerBuilder.ca and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. looked at some of the most concentrated industries for each of the top ten most populous metropolitan areas in Canada.
A region’s location quotient, which is a measurement concentration, provides a representation of what industries are unique to a given region. Location quotient is found by taking the percent of the total employment in the region an industry makes up and dividing it by the percent of total national employment the industry makes up. So, hypothetically, if bakeries made up 10 percent of employment in Toronto, and 5 percent of employment at the national level, the location quotient for bakeries in Toronto would be 2.
The higher the location quotient, the more concentrated the industry is in that area. A location quotient of 1 means the industry is exactly as concentrated in the selected region as it is nationally (i.e. the industry isn’t particularly unique to the region), and a location quotient of 2 means it’s twice as concentrated locally as it is nationally.
“Much like vibrant local cultures, Canada’s biggest cities are each home to a local economy that is uniquely theirs,” said Mark Bania, Director of CareerBuilder Canada. “These variations help drive economic growth, foster innovation through specialization, and can even factor into the local culture and personality.”
Toronto, ON
Funds and other financial vehicles
Location Quotient – 2.75
2014 Jobs – 3,604
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Location Quotient – 2.63
2014 Jobs – 8,849
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities
Location Quotient – 2.23
2014 Jobs – 47,604
Personal and household goods merchant wholesalers
Location Quotient – 2.05
2014 Jobs – 37,939
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Location Quotient – 1.85
2014 Jobs – 10,611
Montreal, QC
Clothing manufacturing
Location Quotient – 3.07
2014 Jobs – 7,006
Personal and household goods merchant wholesalers
Location Quotient – 2.64
2014 Jobs – 31,810
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Location Quotient – 2.08
2014 Jobs – 7,800
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing
Location Quotient – 1.84
2014 Jobs – 7,937
Textile mills
Location Quotient – 1.76
2014 Jobs – 1,530
Vancouver, BC
Water transportation
Location Quotient – 3.92
2014 Jobs – 3,481
Air transportation
Location Quotient – 2.46
2014 Jobs – 13,225
Warehousing and storage
Location Quotient – 1.92
2014 Jobs – 6,031
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Location Quotient – 1.81
2014 Jobs – 4,231
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Location Quotient – 1.73
2014 Jobs – 2,365
Ottawa, ON
Monetary authorities – central bank
Location Quotient – 18.86
2014 Jobs – 1,718
Federal government public administration
Location Quotient – 7.93
2014 Jobs – 120,465
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Location Quotient – 2.47
2014 Jobs – 6,411
Heritage institutions
Location Quotient – 1.75
2014 Jobs – 1,574
Postal service
Location Quotient – 1.62
2014 Jobs – 4,735
Calgary, AB
Oil and gas extraction
Location Quotient – 10.27
2014 Jobs – 29,860
Pipeline transportation
Location Quotient – 9.66
2014 Jobs – 2,895
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
Location Quotient – 4.84
2014 Jobs – 3,360
Support activities for mining, and oil and gas extraction
Location Quotient – 3.98
2014 Jobs – 18,562
Rail transportation
Location Quotient – 2.27
2014 Jobs – 3,919
Edmonton, AB
Pipeline transportation
Location Quotient – 5.09
2014 Jobs – 1,448
Support activities for mining, oil and gas extraction
Location Quotient – 3.17
2014 Jobs – 14,045
Heavy and civil engineering
Location Quotient – 2.77
2014 Jobs – 19,833
Rental and leasing services
Location Quotient – 1.94
2014 Jobs – 5,587
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing
Location Quotient – 1.86
2014 Jobs – 1,668
Quebec, QC
Provincial and territorial public administration
Location Quotient – 4.24
2014 Jobs – 31,886
Insurance carriers and related activities
Location Quotient – 2.83
2014 Jobs – 15,488
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Location Quotient – 1.44
2014 Jobs – 2,762
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing
Location Quotient – 1.40
2014 Jobs – 1,334
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Location Quotient – 1.39
2014 Jobs – 4,611
Winnipeg, MB
Rail transportation
Location Quotient – 5.24
2014 Jobs – 5,163
Farm product merchant wholesalers
Location Quotient – 3.80
2014 Jobs – 1,231
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities
Location Quotient – 2.35
2014 Jobs – 7,453
Insurance carriers and related activities
Location Quotient – 2.12
2014 Jobs – 11,877
Air transportation
Location Quotient – 1.97
2014 Jobs – 3,846
Hamilton, ON
Primary metal manufacturing
Location Quotient – 6.32
2014 Jobs – 7,034
Building material and supplies merchant wholesalers
Location Quotient – 2.11
2014 Jobs – 5,119
Couriers and messengers
Location Quotient – 1.95
2014 Jobs – 1,818
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Location Quotient – 1.55
2014 Jobs – 4,655
Ambulatory health care services
Location Quotient – 1.50
2014 Jobs – 12,906
Kitchener, ON
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Location Quotient – 8.56
2014 Jobs – 8,816
Insurance carriers and related activities
Location Quotient – 2.98
2014 Jobs – 10,112
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Location Quotient – 2.70
2014 Jobs – 7,331
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Location Quotient – 2.60
2014 Jobs – 6,497
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers
Location Quotient – 2.51
2014 Jobs – 2,533
About EMSI
Economic Modeling Specialists Intl., a CareerBuilder company, turns labor market data into useful information that helps organizations understand the connection between economies, people, and work. Using sound economic principles and good data, EMSI builds user-friendly services that help educational institutions, workforce planners, and regional developers build a better workforce and improve the economic conditions in their regions. For more information, visit www.economicmodeling.com.
About CareerBuilder.ca
CareerBuilder.ca is a leading job site in Canada. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), the Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), CareerBuilder.ca powers the career centers for more than 250 Canadian partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include leading portals such as MSN.ca and Macleans.ca. Job seekers visit CareerBuilder.ca every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic e-mail job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information about CareerBuilder.ca products and services, visit http://www.careerbuilder.ca.

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