National Outlook – 10-Year Projection (2011-2020)

This section provides labour demand and labour supply projections for this occupation over the 2011-2020 period.

Note: The tables, graphs and middle paragraph shown under this section display updated 2011-2020 projection results. The remaining narrative text (2009-2018 projections) will be updated shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The data in the following table are derived from HRSDC’s Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS). COPS uses a variety of models to produce a detailed 10-year labour market projection per broad skill level and per occupation at the national level, which focuses on the trends of labour supply and labour demand over the next ten years.

This occupation (Other Elemental Service Occupations) is part of a larger occupational group called Other Elemental Service Occupations (NOC 668).

Occupation Projection for Canada

Over the 2008-2010 period, this occupation, which includes dry cleaning, laundry, ironing and pressing occupations, experienced a slight decrease in employment while its unemployment rate increased slightly to 10% in 2010. Its average hourly wage is among the lowest for all occupations. According to key labour market indicators, job seekers outnumbered job openings in this occupation.

Over the 2011-2020 period, an occupation will be in excess demand (a shortage of workers) if the projected number of job openings is significantly greater than the projected number of job seekers. An occupation will be in excess supply (a surplus of workers) if the projected number of job openings is smaller than the projected number of job seekers. For Other Elemental Service Occupations, over the 2011-2020 period, job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 18,538 and 13,934 job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill the job openings.

Based on projections and considering that there was excess supply in this occupation, supply and demand should remain in surplus over the 2011-2020 period. Most job openings will be due to retirements. Since workers in this occupation are a little older than average and they retire a little earlier, the retirement rate will be high. Growth in expansion demand will be well below average for all occupations. In fact, employment growth will follow the rate of population growth. As for labour supply, the majority of job seekers will come from the school system. It is interesting to note that a relatively large number of immigrants will work in this occupation and that the proportion of immigrants will be higher than average.

This Chart contains data for Projection of Job Openings vs. Job Seekers for Canada. Information is available in the following tables.

In which industry or sector do people in this occupation find jobs in Canada?

This table shows the industry and sectors employing the highest number of people in this occupation.

What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?

The graph displays the percentage of people in this occupation who are “self-employed”, according to the 2006 Census, in comparison to the Canadian average across all occupations.

As shown in the graph, according to the 2006 Census, 4% of people in this occupation were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 12%.

The Labour Force Survey also gives us some information about self-employment. This occupation (Other Elemental Service Occupations) is part of a larger group called Other Elemental Service Occupations (NOC 668). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 9% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.

What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time and part-time?

The graph displays the proportion of people in this occupation who worked full-time and part-time in comparison to the Canadian average across all occupations.

According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 47% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

What proportion of men and women work in this occupation?

The graph displays the proportion of men and women in this occupation in comparison to the Canadian average across all occupations.

According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), women represented 39% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.

What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?

This occupation (Other Elemental Service Occupations) is part of a larger group called Other Elemental Service Occupations (NOC 668). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 31%, which is equal to the unionization rate for all occupations.