Western Canada Hiring. Confidence Index. January - June 2018. The Hiring Confidence Index (HCI) measures how employers f
Western Canada Hiring Confidence Index January - June 2018 The Hiring Confidence Index (HCI) measures how employers feel about hiring over the next six months. Scores of more than 50 mean that HR professionals are more confident than concerned about hiring. The index is made up of both an expectation of hiring levels over the next six months, and the confidence respondents have in finding the right people to fill vacancies.
What are organizations expecting in the next six months? We asked - is the right talent available? 53.3%
Saskatchewan
21.8%
What is the Hiring Confidence Index?
24.9%
100
49.6%
Manitoba
24.8%
Too hot exceptional hiring with unlimited talent pool
25.5% 90
45.5%
British Columbia
Alberta
19.5%
56.5%
Western Canada
22.7%
51.9%
Confident
34.9%
21.9%
Neither Confident Nor Worried
20.9%
80
Ideal Zone
26.2%
Worried
Talent availability is tightening in BC - raising concerns among HR professionals
January - June 2017 70 SK January - June 2017 January - June 2018 63.9 MB W. Canada January June 2017 60.9 60.8 BC 57.3
60
Transportation and warehousing sees clouds on the horizon for their workforces With 55% of logistics companies expecting an increasing workforce, the 34% of HR pros in this sector concerned about finding the right talent should raise eyebrows.
Five leading sectors projecting workforces to grow 28.9%
17.3%
25.4%
15.7%
26.7%
30.8%
Transportation and warehousing
Professional, scientific and technical services
25.5%
23.9%
Hospitality and food services
Construction
Strong growth > 5%
Majority confident in finding workers + strong job creation expectation
50
40
30
19.3% 20
29.7% 10
Majority confident in finding workers with modest hiring projections
Very strong confidence in finding workers with modest hiring projections
Modest confidence in finding right workers with strong hiring projections
Strong hiring projections but decreasing confidence in finding the right workers to fill the vacancies
Weakness observed in both confidence in available talent, and hiring projections
No growth and no confidence in finding skilled talent
Oil and gas 0
Moderate growth < 5%
Contact: Daniel Boucher Director, Regulatory Affairs & Research
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