A list of the Planning Board’s publications and reports can be found on this page. Find out about local workforce trends and insights from employers, employees and job seekers. Documents include our region’s Monthly Unemployment Rates, Annual Local Labour Market Plans, Annual Reports and more. See our Featured section for the latest reports.
Labour Market Reports
Get the labour market information you need!
Do you require custom data? Contact us for details.
- Featured Reports
- Local Labour Market Plans
- Annual Reports (AGM)
- Employer Engagement
- Employee Engagement
- Labour Migration
- Business Counts
- Job Demand Reports
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Annual Business covered at our AGM includes a message from our outgoing and incoming Board Chairs, A full…
As Canada is committed to the Carbon-zero goal, the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region has strong potential to lead in clean energy. However, while various development opportunities emerge, chronic labour shortages…
The EmployerOne Survey is an employer survey used across the Western Ontario Region to collect employer data surrounding hiring challenges and in-demand skills. By better understanding the unique challenges and…
The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…
In addition to the chronic labour shortage our Region has been facing, we are also seeing a rapidly aging population when compared to other regions and the province as a…
The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Ontario. Due to many other factors the Region’s labour force has been negatively affected; leaving a small…
The 2023 Employee Survey was conducted between September 1, 2023 and November 1, 2023. The survey successfully collected 777 survey responses which included both employees and job seekers working or…
PURPOSE OF THE IMPACTS OF LOW UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region (covering Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth counties) has consistently experienced a low unemployment rate for the past…
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY After analyzing the participation rates in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region it was noted that 6,000 workers retreated from the workforce in March of 2020 and…
connect2JOBS.ca is an aggregator that pulls job vacancies in the region into one place so that local job seekers only have to visit one instead of multiple websites to find…
Using key labour force statistics derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), this report examines the impact of COVID-19 on women in the Four County Region between February 2020 and…
This Precarious Living Study explores the intersectionality of precarious employment and other factors that contribute to precarious living in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. Focus groups, interviews and an online…
With the onset of COVID-19, remote work began to gain traction across Canada. Remote work (telework), a working style that allows employees to work outside of their usual place of…
The purpose of this research report is to measure the prevalence of precarious employment in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region. The goal of this work is to establish a methodology…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic and social disruption throughout the world. This report looks at the effects of the pandemic on the local labour market, while providing communities with…
Phase 1: Spring 2020 By early April 2020, Statistics Canada reported that 3,100,000 Canadians had experienced job loss or a reduction in hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By June…
The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…
The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…
PURPOSE OF THE LOCAL LABOUR MARKET PLAN The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set…
The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the Four County Region and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…
The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the four county area and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…
The purpose of the Local Labour Market Plan (LLMP) is to identify significant labour market issues in the four county area and set a strategic direction that addresses these issues…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Annual Business covered at our AGM includes a message from our outgoing and incoming Board Chairs, A full…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Annual Business covered at our AGM includes a message from our Board Chair, Review of finances with our…
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Annual Report Four County Labour Market Planning Board 2023 Annual General Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 19th Time: 5:00 pm…
Maintaining our mission of working with our community partners, we will proactively advocate and pursue local solutions to overcome training and employment barriers in order to ensure the development of…
Maintaining our mission of working with our community partners, we will proactively advocate and pursue local solutions to overcome training and employment barriers in order to ensure the development of…
Annual General Meeting - 2021 Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion We invite you to join us on the continuing journey to embed justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our community.…
The EmployerOne Survey is an employer survey used across the Western Ontario Region to collect employer data surrounding hiring challenges and in-demand skills. By better understanding the unique challenges and…
BACKGROUND The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the seventh time. The survey was open from November 2022 to January 2023 for employers in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Region, which is comprised…
See the changes and trends that happened in the Agriculture sector between 2015 - 2020.
See the changes and trends that happened in the Manufacturing sector between 2015 - 2020.
See the changes and trends that happened in the Construction sector between 2015 - 2020.
See the changes and trends that happened in the Healthcare sector between 2015 - 2020.
See the changes and trends that happened in the Retail and Wholesale Trade sector between 2015 - 2020.
Through the annual EmployerOne surveys which were conducted by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board between 2015 and 2020, employers shared their experiences with hiring and separations, hard-to-fill positions,…
The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the sixth time in January 2020 in the four county region, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 421…
The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the fifth time in January 2019 in the four county region, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 499…
Four years of EmployerOne Survey data has given us important insights into employers’ experiences throughout Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth. In nearly all reporting areas, respondents’ concerns and challenges have…
The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the fourth time in January 2018 in the four county area, which includes the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth. In total, 640…
By reviewing general conditions of the local labour market, we set the stage for the survey responses. According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, between 2015 and 2016, the Four…
The general conditions of the local labour market set the stage for survey responses. According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, between 2014 and 2015, the Four County labour market…
The EmployerOne Survey was conducted for the first time in January 2015 for the Four County Area which includes the Counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth. In total, 222…
The 2023 Employee Survey was conducted between September 1, 2023 and November 1, 2023. The survey successfully collected 777 survey responses which included both employees and job seekers working or…
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY After analyzing the participation rates in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region it was noted that 6,000 workers retreated from the workforce in March of 2020 and…
Between July 1 and October 1, 2018, the Four County Labour Market Planning Board conducted an anonymous and confidential survey of employees and job seekers throughout Bruce, Grey, Huron and…
The Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Ontario. Due to many other factors the Region’s labour force has been negatively affected; leaving a small…
Exploring Labour Mobility & Income Changes for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region in 2019
Previous migration research undertaken by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board demonstrated that, while the population base of each of the four counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, and Perth…
We no longer produce these reports bi-annually. Please contact us directly for this information. Business count data provides a breakdown – by size and industry – of businesses in each…
Business count data provides a breakdown – by size and industry – of businesses in each of the four counties in our region. This information can help track and understand…
Business count data provides a breakdown – by size and industry – of businesses in each of the four counties in our region. This information can help track and understand…
The monthly Job Demand Report is produced through our Labour Market Information Hub (connect2jobs.ca). This WE Tool platform pulls together Local Labour Market Information from national, provincial and local job…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
The monthly Job Demand Report is created by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board using data collected from the connect2jobs WE Tool platform to pull together Local Labour Market…
connect2JOBS.ca is an aggregator that pulls job vacancies in the region into one place so that local job seekers only have to visit one instead of multiple websites to find…
