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Study highlights labour gaps
For Calgary employers, the road to recruitment should lead to Los Angeles, Denver or even Dublin, a Calgary Economic Development study has found.
The demand and labour study published Tuesday identifies hot spots in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland most able to fill the 25 job types - engineers, geologists, nurses, plumbers, carpenters - expected to face hiring shortfalls in the next few years.
"We wanted to get ahead of the curve this time, prepare for the future," said Mike Fotheringham, research manager at economic development. "The shortage of labour is really a drag on our economy. If we don't have the numbers that we need to get industry going at its full potential then we're not achieving our full potential."
Read the full article here.
For Calgary employers, the road to recruitment should lead to Los Angeles, Denver or even Dublin, a Calgary Economic Development study has found.
The demand and labour study published Tuesday identifies hot spots in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland most able to fill the 25 job types - engineers, geologists, nurses, plumbers, carpenters - expected to face hiring shortfalls in the next few years.
"We wanted to get ahead of the curve this time, prepare for the future," said Mike Fotheringham, research manager at economic development. "The shortage of labour is really a drag on our economy. If we don't have the numbers that we need to get industry going at its full potential then we're not achieving our full potential."
Read the full article here.