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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9999312 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9999312\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10799b7 e-con-full blue-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10799b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e55ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e55ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUMMARY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a552b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a552b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REGIONAL OVERVIEW<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51f9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a51f9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pictou Region is located in Nova Scotia, along the Northumberland Shore. A key fishing and seafood processing town located in the region is the Town of Pictou.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0128158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0128158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR MARKET OVERVIEW<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a3431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a3431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The region\u2019s population is expected to remain stable at 42,000 over the forecast period, with average annual growth of just 0.1%. Minimal population growth over the next decade can be attributed to low in-migration of 1,700 individuals and natural population decline (more deaths than births). Aging demographics are expected to cause the region\u2019s unemployment rate to fall from 9.5% in 2017 to just over 6.0% by 2030, reducing labour availability for all employers in the region. Currently, median hourly wages for shellfish\/fish labourers and plant workers are slightly below the provincial average, and higher than a number of other lower-skill level occupations (C and D level) available in the region.<\/p><p>Seafood processing employment in the Pictou, Nova Scotia region is expected to decline slightly from 330 workers in the near-term before increasing to 350 workers by 2030. Local processors will likely need to hire a total of 170 additional workers between 2017 and 2030, predominantly due to the need to replace workforce retirements and deaths. This figure does not include turnovers which can add significantly to total annual recruitment demands.<\/p><p>Regional labour market analysis suggests that after accounting for labour requirements in other sectors, regional labour supply is projected to meet both average and peak seafood processing employment demands over the next five years. However, the region\u2019s declining labour force and rising demands from competing sectors will constrain the available workforce, resulting in labour supply falling below peak demand by 2023 and average demand by 2030. Supply constraints are expected to be more acute among lower-skill workers, as regional labour supply is not projected to meet even average seafood processing employment demand in any year during the forecast period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ecf82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93ecf82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d857a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d857a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39864b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39864b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM.png 464w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.11\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a680471 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a680471\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51be447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51be447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POPULATION<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5576ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5576ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">41,550<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5e3e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd5e3e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf9ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cf9ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM.png 464w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.01.45\u202fPM-300x144.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83984d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f83984d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c137d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c137d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR FORCE<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d0ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95d0ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21,914<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386ead5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"386ead5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a62ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a62ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bfa06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bfa06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The labour market tightness, a measure calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in Pictou Region and subtracting those requirements from the total labour force estimates, reveals substantial challenges facing this industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c3354 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https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.28.56\u202fPM-2048x285.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda6c6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eda6c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3934ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3934ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average and peak employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average levels only<\/p><p>3 = Regional labour force does not meet seafood processing employment at annual average or peak levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c659054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c659054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a116a3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a116a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb2d1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cb2d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c573946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c573946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-11-at-3.59.02\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5619\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-11-at-3.59.02\u202fPM.png 728w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-11-at-3.59.02\u202fPM-247x300.webp 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210b288 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"210b288\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf46ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf46ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEAFOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dabc75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dabc75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d3a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91d3a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-9.25.02\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-9.25.02\u202fAM.png 894w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-9.25.02\u202fAM-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-9.25.02\u202fAM-768x237.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d8dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d8dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d5bb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99d5bb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fb017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86fb017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.30.07\u202fPM-1024x334.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6704\" alt=\"Illustration of two construction workers, one in a suit and helmet, and the other in overalls and helmet, with the large number 332 on the right side against a blue background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.30.07\u202fPM-1024x334.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.30.07\u202fPM-300x98.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.30.07\u202fPM-768x251.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.30.07\u202fPM.png 1084w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8f26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa8f26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 The number of establishments is based on 2016 data from Statistics Canada\u2019s Business Register.<\/p><p>2 Seafood processing employment is estimated based on 2016 Census data for the Southern (NS) economic region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cca774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4cca774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fb4ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9fb4ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af142cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af142cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.0 INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2d2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea2d2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This report is one in a series of 12 regional reports developed to provide detailed labour market information (LMI) for the fish and seafood processing industry in Atlantic Canada. The regionally focused LMI is one component of a broader study undertaken by Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) in collaboration with the Employment and Social Development Canada, and various provincial and industry partners entitled Securing Canada\u2019s Fish and Seafood Workforce: Real Challenges, Practical Solutions and Fresh Perspectives.\u00a0<\/p><p>The aim of the overall study is to identify the scope of human resource (HR) challenges for the Atlantic fish and seafood processing sector, and compile HR best practices that would help employers meet their labour force current and future needs. One important aspect of understanding HR challenges in the sector, some of which are region specific, was to gather detailed information and profiles of areas that rely heavily on fish and seafood processing for their local economies. Twelve regions across the four Atlantic provinces were selected for specific focus based on the amount of processing activity, and proportion of labour force working in the industry. Pictou Region in Nova Scotia was selected as one of these regions for detailed focus.\u00a0<\/p><p>The initial sections of this report provide overviews of the Pictou Region, fish and seafood processing overall in the province of Nova Scotia, and specifically in the Pictou region. This is followed by sections that provide an overview of the region\u2019s labour force, and the specific findings for the labour supply and demand, current and future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e55dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9e55dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE STUDY METHODS USED TO DEVELOP THESE DETAILED REGIONAL PROFILES INCLUDED:<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15b19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Two robust econometric models that provide detailed quantifiable projections for both labour demand and supply at the regional level. This is the first time that these numbers have been produced at the regional, provincial and Atlantic levels for the fish and seafood processing industry;<\/li><li>A broad survey of fish and seafood processing facilities (n=100) across the Atlantic provinces covering approximately 69% of the industry workforce; and<\/li><li>Qualitative information focused on themes and issues collected through site visits and interviews with plant managers, employees, unions and community stakeholders.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a531ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a531ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5233\" alt=\"REAL CHALLENGES, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AND FRESH PERSPECTIVES\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM.png 752w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-12.17.21\u202fPM-300x253.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b15fec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b15fec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3b282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d3b282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE PICTOU REGION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d28da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d28da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.1 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dab91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3dab91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pictou Region is located in Nova Scotia, along the Northumberland Shore. A key fishing and seafood processing town located in the region is the Town of Pictou.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbed51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcbed51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.2 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d54807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d54807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The population of Pictou Region is ageing, and not expected to grow substantially over the next decade. Compared to the province overall, the population has proportionally lower levels of immigrants, visible minorities, non-Canadian citizens, and people identifying as Aboriginal (according to Census definitions).<\/strong><\/p><p>The overall population for the region in 2017 was 41,550. According to Census 2016 profiles, the proportions of immigrants (3.2%), visible minorities (1.8%), non-Canadian citizens (1.3%), and those who identify as Aboriginal (2.6%) are lower than those overall for Nova Scotia (see Table 1).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ef1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ef1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 1: PICTOU REGION\u00a0 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ac5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ac5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>CHARACTERISTIC<\/th>\n<th>PICTOU REGION<\/th>\n<th>NOVA SCOTIA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FEMALE<\/td>\n<td>20,355<\/td>\n<td>476,715<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>50.6%<\/td>\n<td>51.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IMMIGRANTS<\/td>\n<td>1,285<\/td>\n<td>55,680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>3.2%<\/td>\n<td>6.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NOT CANADIAN CITIZENS<\/td>\n<td>520<\/td>\n<td>29,925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>1.3%<\/td>\n<td>3.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>VISIBLE MINORITIES<\/td>\n<td>720<\/td>\n<td>58,650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>1.8%<\/td>\n<td>6.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ABORIGINAL IDENTITY<\/td>\n<td>1,025<\/td>\n<td>51,490<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SHARE OF POPULATION<\/td>\n<td>2.6%<\/td>\n<td>5.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85e97f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85e97f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Census 2016<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b4641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b4641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to projections, the population levels are expected to remain relatively stable over the upcoming 13 years (41,550 in 2017 and then 41,871 by 2030). Although the total population will remain stable, it will be an ageing population with the proportion of the age cohort 65 years or older rising from 22.6% in 2017 to approximately 30.6% by 2030 (see Figure 1). The population median age of 48.4 years in Pictou County is higher than the median age in Nova Scotia of 45.5 years and greater than the national median age of 41.2 (Census, 2016). While population growth will be negatively impacted by the continued ageing of the population and increased number of deaths, this will be countered to some extent by a predicted continuation of a pattern of net in-migration of 1,700 individuals by 2030 will contribute to the population remaining somewhat stable (see Figure 2).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019df4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"019df4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.39.29\u202fPM-1024x390.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6712\" alt=\"\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.41.02\u202fPM-1024x393.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.41.02\u202fPM-1024x393.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.41.02\u202fPM-300x115.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.41.02\u202fPM-768x294.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.41.02\u202fPM-1536x589.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.41.02\u202fPM-2048x785.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb321e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb321e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1bca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a1bca0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b1b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4b1b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.44.54\u202fPM-1024x824.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.44.54\u202fPM-1024x824.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.44.54\u202fPM-300x241.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.44.54\u202fPM-768x618.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-at-3.44.54\u202fPM.png 1298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2f465 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a2f465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84561ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84561ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIGURE 3: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT \u2013 PICTOU REGION AND NOVA SCOTIA<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0939d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0939d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall education level of the region\u2019s residents is slightly lower when compared with Nova Scotia overall (see Figure 3). Although a very similar proportion in the region (21%) do not have a high school diploma compared to the province (20% of working age population), 15% have a university certificate\/ diploma\/degree (vs. 21% for the province). In addition, those with an apprenticeship or trades certificate\/diploma (12% vs. 10% for the province) or other college diploma (24% vs. 22% for the province) are slightly higher than the province overall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48418b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d48418b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e531ec6 white-title e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e531ec6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733ac27 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"733ac27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.0<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e59c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98e59c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666f211 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666f211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>3.0 <\/span>OUTLOOK OF NOVA SCOTIA FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3b637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f3b637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.1 OVERALL PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed55224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed55224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Nova Scotia economy expanded by 1.2% in 2017, led by accelerating growth in private services and continued strength in manufacturing. Over the whole 2017-21 period, real GDP growth is forecast to average 1.1%. Manufacturing is forecast to average over 4% growth in the medium term, with growth over 8% in 2021, as shipbuilding for the Department of National Defense is scheduled to begin. Private services are expected to be an important driving force in the provincial economy. GDP growth is expected to average 1.1% during the 2021-26 period then slow to 1.0% on average over the 2027-30 period, as stagnant population and labour force limit potential growth.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d16daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d16daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.2   NOVA SCOTIA  SEAFOOD PRODUCT  OUTLOOKS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbe845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dbe845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The growth of real gross output for prepared fish products is expected to accelerate over the forecast period from 1.4% on average over 2018-21, to 2.1% over 2022-26 and 2.2% over the 2027-30 (see Table 2). There are many reasons for the improvement in overall real output. There is expected to be slight gains in overall consumption from 0.1% in 2018-21, to 0.3% in 2022-26 to 0.5% over 2027-30 as consumer demand for prepared fish products improves. International exports are expected to rise slowly over the forecast period as trading partner market growth is modest and as trade agreements encourage market penetration in the European Union and in the members of the TPP trade pact. Interprovincial exports are expected to improve modestly as consumer demand in other provinces gain from the trend toward more processed fish consumption. Interindustry demand also improves as the demand for prepared fish inputs rises, primarily as a result of increased provincial food production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3439a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3439a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 2: NS PREPARED SEAFOOD END MARKET GROWTH (ANNUAL AVERAGE % CHANGE)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c29ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c29ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>END MARKET<\/th>\n<th>2013-2017<\/th>\n<th>2018-2021<\/th>\n<th>2022-2026<\/th>\n<th>2027-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Consumption<\/td>\n<td>-0.6<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International Exports<\/td>\n<td>36.5<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interprovincial Exports<\/td>\n<td>-0.3<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interindustry Demand<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td>1.6<\/td>\n<td>1.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imports<\/td>\n<td>-0.6<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total End Market Demand<\/td>\n<td>36.3<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>2.1<\/td>\n<td>2.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cbee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cbee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.3  SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK FOR NOVA SCOTIA<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a383d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a383d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Average annual seafood processing employment in Nova Scotia is expected rise steadily from 6,400 in 2017 to 6,700 by 2030. Production labour (processing and plant workers) constitute nearly 5-in-10 (46%) jobs. Labour productivity (GDP per hour worked) is forecast to average 1.1% over the projection period. Average hours worked per employee is forecast to rise by 0.4% on average over the projection period, which leads to the total number of jobs falling by 0.1% over 2018-21, and then rising by 0.7% over 2022-26 and 0.7% over 2027-30.<\/p><p>Replacement demands (deaths and retirements) are expected to total 3000 between 2017 and 2030. Taking account of both replacement and expansion demands, the industry will likely need to need to hire just over 3,400 new workers, or (53%) of the current workforce over the next 13 years. These hiring requirements are net numbers of new workers and do not include annual hiring requirements due to turnover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4659d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4659d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1024x327.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5245\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-1024x327.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.50.59\u202fPM-300x96.webp 300w, 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f98f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfd862 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdfd862\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae24a1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae24a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>4.0 <\/span>PICTOU REGION REGION FISH AND SEAFOOD PROCESSORS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d414d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d414d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.1 EMPLOYERS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b17cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b17cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The region hosts two seafood processors<\/strong><\/p><p>Overall, there are two fish and seafood processing establishments in the Pictou Region <sup>3<\/sup> .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8de5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8de5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CURRENT INDUSTRY WORKFORCE IS APPROXIMATELY 440 WORKERS AT PEAK SEASON WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF BEING LABOURERS AND PLANT WORKERS.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68a56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f68a56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2 WORKERS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5612abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5612abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2.1 WORKFORCE SIZE & OCCUPATIONS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b220f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b220f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe estimated total number of individuals employed by the sector in the Pictou Region in 2017 was 332 on average and rising to 437 at peak season<sup>4<\/sup> (see Table 3). Over one-half of all employed at the peak season (53%) were labourers (NOC 9618) or plant workers (NOC 9463).\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c877f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c877f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM.png 636w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-2.59.01\u202fPM-300x149.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef1045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef1045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3 Number of establishments is based on the 2016 data from Statistic Canada\u2019s Business Registrar.<\/p><p>4 Average employment refers to average monthly employment over the calendar year, while peak employment is the average number employed during the month with the highest employment during the year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d609e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d609e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 3: PROFILE OF WORKERS BY OCCUPATIONS FOR PICTOU REGION &#8211; 2017 (AVERAGE &amp; PEAK)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414c0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"414c0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2017 (#)<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2017 (%)<\/th>\n      <th>PEAK 2017 (#)<\/th>\n      <th>PEAK 2017 (%)<\/th>\n      <th>EXTRA NEEDED FOR PEAK<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Total Employment<\/td>\n      <td>332<\/td>\n      <td>100%<\/td>\n      <td>437<\/td>\n      <td>100%<\/td>\n      <td>105<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>FOUNDATIONAL (NOC 9618)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>56<\/td>\n      <td>17%<\/td>\n      <td>83<\/td>\n      <td>19%<\/td>\n      <td>27<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>40<\/td>\n      <td>12%<\/td>\n      <td>60<\/td>\n      <td>14%<\/td>\n      <td>20<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>INTERMEDIATE (NOC 9463)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>34<\/td>\n      <td>10%<\/td>\n      <td>52<\/td>\n      <td>12%<\/td>\n      <td>18<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>8%<\/td>\n      <td>37<\/td>\n      <td>8%<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>SUPERVISORY (NOC 9213)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Supervisors<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>3%<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>3%<\/td>\n      <td>0<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>MANAGEMENT (NOC 0911; 0016)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Management<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>4%<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>3%<\/td>\n      <td>0<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>OTHER CATEGORIES<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Maintenance<\/td>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>3%<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>3%<\/td>\n      <td>2<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>7%<\/td>\n      <td>29<\/td>\n      <td>7%<\/td>\n      <td>5<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n      <td>2%<\/td>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n      <td>1%<\/td>\n      <td>0<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Office Staff<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>7%<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>5%<\/td>\n      <td>0<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Other Occupations *<\/td>\n      <td>87<\/td>\n      <td>26%<\/td>\n      <td>108<\/td>\n      <td>25%<\/td>\n      <td>21<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf8940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf8940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>* this includes occupations in areas such as transport, logistics, material handlers that do not fall within the main NOC codes identified above<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ae987 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2ae987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92be1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a92be1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed8125 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ed8125\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e9415 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2e9415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.36.00\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6720\" alt=\"Yellow pie chart illustration.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.36.00\u202fAM.png 318w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.36.00\u202fAM-300x296.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd4b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd4b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>440<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae073a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cae073a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac635ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac635ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN 2017.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143e51 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c143e51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f041f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6f041f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c77114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c77114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5263\" alt=\"Illustration of paper, pencil and calculator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM.png 580w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-30-at-3.50.30\u202fPM-300x276.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7de084 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7de084\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123355d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123355d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.2.2 WAGES<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261b7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261b7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Median hourly wages for shellfi sh\/fi sh labourers and plant workers are below the provincial average, and higher than a number of other C and D level occupations available in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ab83d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09ab83d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc80ea1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc80ea1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14f4f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a14f4f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The median hourly wage for shellfish\/fish labourers (NOC 9618) in the North Shore Region<sup>5<\/sup> of Nova Scotia in 2017 was $13.32\/ hour (see Table 4). The median wage for shellfish\/fish plant workers (NOC 9463) was lower at $11.28\/hour. These wage rates are both lower than the provincial median rates ($14.50\/hour and $13.50\/hour respectively) for these occupations. To provide some context, the minimum wage in Nova Scotia in 2017 was $10.85\/hour.<\/p><p>When compared with other C&amp;D Level Occupations in the same region, the median wages for shellfish\/fish labourers were generally higher by approximately $2.00\/hour. The one exception was for a farm worker which provided a higher median hourly wage ($14\/hour). Median wages for shellfish\/fish plant workers were generally higher by approximately $0.30\/hour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d168973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d168973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 4: WAGE LEVELS FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS &#8211; 2017 ($\/HOUR)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8093c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8093c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>Low Wage (10th percentile)<\/th>\n      <th>Median Wage (50th Percentile)<\/th>\n      <th>High Wage (90th percentile)<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Shellfish\/Fish Processing Labourer (NOC 9618)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>North Shore Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>13.32<\/td>\n      <td>19.45<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>All Nova Scotia<\/td>\n      <td>12.00<\/td>\n      <td>14.50<\/td>\n      <td>20.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Southern Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Halifax Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>12.00<\/td>\n      <td>14.50<\/td>\n      <td>20.25<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Shellfish\/Fish Plant Worker (NOC 9463)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>North Shore Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>11.28<\/td>\n      <td>12.50<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>All Nova Scotia<\/td>\n      <td>11.40<\/td>\n      <td>13.50<\/td>\n      <td>21.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Southern Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>12.50<\/td>\n      <td>13.90<\/td>\n      <td>21.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Halifax Region (NS)<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"dark-grey-row\">\n      <td>Other C&#038;D Level Occupations (NS)<\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n      <td><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Farm Worker (NOC 8431)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>14.00<\/td>\n      <td>20.30<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Deckhand, Fishing (NOC 8441)<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n      <td>N\/A<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Retail Sales (NOC 6421)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>12.50<\/td>\n      <td>22.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Food Services (NOC 6711)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>16.00<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n      <td>Cashier (NOC 6611)<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>11.00<\/td>\n      <td>13.94<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22d9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d22d9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Employment and Social Development Canada \u2013 Job Bank \u2013 Labour Market Information<\/p><p>5 The Southern Region of Nova Scotia includes the Pictou Region as well as some additional areas. Reliable wage data was only available for this slightly larger region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d0c67 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0d0c67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec0be5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dec0be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d7ddb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0d7ddb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066a86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"066a86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>5.0 <\/span>REGION\u2019S LABOUR FORCE <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68d9cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c68d9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR FORCE NUMBER IS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.  APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE ADULT POPULATION WORKED IN A FULL-YEAR, FULL-TIME POSITION IN 2015. <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfab1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cfab1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3872d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3872d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.1 OVERVIEW OF LOCAL LABOUR FORCE<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3710f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3710f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.1.1 SIZE OF LABOUR FORCE, MAIN SECTORS AND WORK PATTERNS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab27484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab27484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall size of the labour force for the region in 2017 was estimated at 21,914 (out of a total population of 41,550). The largest proportions of the labour force for the Pictou Census Division of Nova Scotia work in retail trade (19% of the labour force), health and social services (15%) and manufacturing (10% &#8211; includes fi sh and seafood processing) (Census, 2016).<\/p><p>According to Census 2016 data, roughly one third (32%) of the population 15 years or older worked full-time for the full-year (see Figure 4). A similar proportion worked part of the year and\/or part-time (31%), while a larger proportion (37%) reported not working in 2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66728c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a66728c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIGURE 4: WORK PATTERNS (15 YEARS OR OLDER) \u2013 PICTOU REGION<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9120a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9120a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.57.35\u202fAM-1024x559.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6722\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.57.35\u202fAM-1024x559.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.57.35\u202fAM-300x164.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.57.35\u202fAM-768x419.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.57.35\u202fAM-1536x838.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.57.35\u202fAM.png 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667f231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667f231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: Census 2016<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfeb458 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfeb458\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed66aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eed66aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-11-at-4.25.55\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5639\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16770e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16770e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>THE AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE REGION IN 2017 WAS 9.5%, WITH CONSIDERABLE MONTHLY FLUCTUATIONS GIVEN THE SEASONALITY OF MANY OF THE INDUSTRIES.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b75e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9b75e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9aea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be9aea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTABLE 5: AVERAGE MONTHLY EI CLAIMANTS FOR PRINCE REGION \u2013 2014 TO 2016<sup>6<\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479746d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479746d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>Jan<\/th>\n      <th>Feb<\/th>\n      <th>Mar<\/th>\n      <th>Apr<\/th>\n      <th>May<\/th>\n      <th>Jun<\/th>\n      <th>Jul<\/th>\n      <th>Aug<\/th>\n      <th>Sept<\/th>\n      <th>Oct<\/th>\n      <th>Nov<\/th>\n      <th>Dec<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total (All Occupations)<\/td>\n      <td>1,730<\/td>\n      <td>1,673<\/td>\n      <td>1,660<\/td>\n      <td>1,597<\/td>\n      <td>1,260<\/td>\n      <td>1,007<\/td>\n      <td>1,310<\/td>\n      <td>1,297<\/td>\n      <td>1,170<\/td>\n      <td>1,210<\/td>\n      <td>1,390<\/td>\n      <td>1,613<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Skill Level C &amp; D*<\/td>\n      <td>1,000<\/td>\n      <td>983<\/td>\n      <td>970<\/td>\n      <td>957<\/td>\n      <td>747<\/td>\n      <td>560<\/td>\n      <td>730<\/td>\n      <td>733<\/td>\n      <td>667<\/td>\n      <td>683<\/td>\n      <td>793<\/td>\n      <td>930<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Food Processing**<\/td>\n      <td>93<\/td>\n      <td>100<\/td>\n      <td>117<\/td>\n      <td>117<\/td>\n      <td>73<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>63<\/td>\n      <td>77<\/td>\n      <td>70<\/td>\n      <td>50<\/td>\n      <td>70<\/td>\n      <td>67<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace79f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace79f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*includes intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and\/or job-specific training (Skill Level C) &amp; labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training (Skill Level D)<\/p><p>**includes the following occupations: manufacturing managers (NOC 0911); bakers (6,332); retail salespersons (6,421); material handlers (7,452); food and beverage processing supervisors (9,213); industrial butchers and meat cutters (9,462); fish and seafood plant workers (9,463); food and beverage processing labourers (9,617)<\/p><p>Source: Employment and Social Development Canada 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0337c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa0337c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6 Monthly EI beneficiaries as reported in the table represent the average number of beneficiaries in the month between 2014 and 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397b1ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"397b1ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec9e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bec9e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.1.2 UNEMPLOYMENT<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012cae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"012cae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The unemployment rate for the region in 2017 was 9.5% on average, but monthly the rate experiences considerable fluctuations from a low of 3.5% to a high of 17.4%. According to Census data, approximately one-tenth (11%) of the population 15 years or older who had income received regular Employment Insurance (EI) payments at some point in 2015.<\/p><p>According to EI data provided by ESDC for the region, the average monthly number of EI claimants in food processing sectors across three years demonstrates the seasonality of the number of EI claimants ranging from an average low of 23 in June to over 115 in the months of March and April (see Table 5). Figure 5 also demonstrates the seasonality of the number of EI claimants with the cyclical pattern illustrated to be similar across the three years of available data (2014-2016) with similar numbers of claimants occurring each of the three years (+6.3% change for overall claims on an annual average for this period; 12.3% for food processing).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6c510 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e6c510\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc3776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc3776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FIGURE 5: MONTHLY EI CLAIMANTS FOR PICTOU REGION \u2013 2014 TO 2016<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4785a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4785a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.12.31\u202fAM-1024x548.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.12.31\u202fAM-1024x548.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.12.31\u202fAM-300x161.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.12.31\u202fAM-768x411.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.12.31\u202fAM-1536x822.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.12.31\u202fAM.png 1682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269c146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"269c146\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adf400 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2adf400\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d241e blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d241e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4669d79 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4669d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.0 <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d4d42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d4d42\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac99ba1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac99ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>6.0 <\/span>CURRENT AND FUTURE LABOUR DEMAND VS. SUPPLY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04b0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f04b0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.1 LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ecc14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ecc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THERE IS CURRENTLY SUFFICIENT LOCAL LABOUR FORCE TO MEET THE REGION\u2019S LABOUR REQUIREMENTS (FOR ALL INDUSTRIES). HOWEVER, THE LABOUR MARKET TIGHTENS OVER THE PROJECTION PERIOD, WITH THE RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE FALLING WHILE EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY INCREASE, THUS RESULTING IN A TIGHTER LABOUR MARKET BY 2026. FOR THE FISH AND SHELLFISH PROCESSORS, THIS PROJECTED SHORTAGE IS MOST SEVERE DURING THE PROCESSING PEAK SEASON WHICH UNFORTUNATELY TENDS TO COINCIDE WITH MANY OTHER COMPETING SECTORS\u2019 PEAK SEASONS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757aa16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757aa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TABLE 6: POPULATION AND LABOUR FORCE OUTLOOK SUMMARY \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbda35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbbda35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"blue-table-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>2017<\/th>\n<th>2018<\/th>\n<th>2019<\/th>\n<th>2020<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2021-2025<\/th>\n<th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Population<\/td>\n<td>41,550<\/td>\n<td>41,637<\/td>\n<td>41,685<\/td>\n<td>41,707<\/td>\n<td>41,756<\/td>\n<td>41,871<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>0.2%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.0%<\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Labour Force<\/td>\n<td>21,914<\/td>\n<td>21,975<\/td>\n<td>21,921<\/td>\n<td>21,841<\/td>\n<td>21,429<\/td>\n<td>21,494<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>0.3%<\/td>\n<td>-0.2%<\/td>\n<td>-0.4%<\/td>\n<td>-0.5%<\/td>\n<td>0.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Total Employment<\/td>\n<td>19,835<\/td>\n<td>19,864<\/td>\n<td>19,920<\/td>\n<td>19,873<\/td>\n<td>19,694<\/td>\n<td>20,052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Avg. Annual Change (%)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>0.1%<\/td>\n<td>0.3%<\/td>\n<td>-0.2%<\/td>\n<td>-0.2%<\/td>\n<td>0.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"light-grey-row\">\n<td>Unemployment Rate<\/td>\n<td>9.5%<\/td>\n<td>9.6%<\/td>\n<td>9.1%<\/td>\n<td>9.0%<\/td>\n<td>8.1%<\/td>\n<td>6.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196a896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196a896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The model projections indicate that taking into account the trends in out-migration, and ageing population, the Pictou Region will remain fairly stable within the period under study (2017 to 2030) (see Table 6). These factors will also contribute to a relatively stable labour force of approximately 22,000 between 2017 and 2030. As a result, unemployment rates are expected to decline from an average of 9.5% to 6.7% based on increased opportunities, and a slightly smaller labour force.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae8029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ae8029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS EXPLAINED<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45626f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45626f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specifi cally for this project, the analytic team developed an approach to demonstrate the \u201ctightness\u201d of the labour market in supplying the employment demands from seafood processing in the identifi ed regions. This was calculated by estimating labour requirements in other sectors in the region (non seafood-processing labour requirements) and subtracting those requirements from the total labour force estimates. This diff erence results in an estimated \u201cresidual\u201d labour force for the region from which seafood processing needs to draw. Not all of the seafood processing workers come from the residual pool, as the sector actively competes with other sectors for workers; however, the \u201ctightness\u201d measure indicates where shortages are likely occurring for not only the seafood processing sector but likely other sectors drawing from the same labour supply. Using this approach, the current and future labour market tightness was calculated to determine the extent to which the region\u2019s labour force can meet the labour requirements of all sectors (both non-seafood processing and seafood processing).<\/p><p>As illustrated in Table 7 and Figure 6, the Total Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average and Peak) is lower than the Residual Total Labour Force. This suggests that there is currently (2017) suffi cient local labour force to meet all of the region\u2019s labour requirements. However, the labour market tightens over the projection period, with the residual labour force falling while employment requirements in the industry increase, thus resulting in a tighter labour market by 2026.<\/p><p>The analysis outlined in Table 7 and Figure 6 describes the labour market context within which the fi sh and seafood processors are operating with respect to fi nding suffi cient numbers of workers from the local labour supply. Within this competitive labour market, the industry employers have had some success recruiting. For example, in peak season in 2017, the seafood processing industry was able to recruit and employ 437 within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 469. This means that the seafood processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries, and potentially recruiting workers from outside the local region. While the industry did experience vacancies, these would likely have been substantially higher had it not been successful in recruiting labour external to the region, and\/or competing with other industries in recruiting workers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa1e8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fa1e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef4b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef4b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 7: TOTAL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceafa14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceafa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x: auto\">\n  <table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <th><\/th>\n        <th>2017<\/th>\n        <th>2018<\/th>\n        <th>2019<\/th>\n        <th>2020<\/th>\n        <th>AVG 2021- 2025<\/th>\n        <th>AVG 2026- 2030<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Total Labour Force<sup>7<\/sup><\/td>\n        <td>21,914<\/td>\n        <td>21,975<\/td>\n        <td>21,921<\/td>\n        <td>21,841<\/td>\n        <td>21,429<\/td>\n        <td>21,494<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Total Non-Seafood Processing Labour Requirement<sup>8<\/sup><\/td>\n        <td>21,445<\/td>\n        <td>21,492<\/td>\n        <td>21,459<\/td>\n        <td>21,382<\/td>\n        <td>21,012<\/td>\n        <td>21,160<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Residual Total Labour Force<sup>9<\/sup><\/td>\n        <td>469<\/td>\n        <td>482<\/td>\n        <td>462<\/td>\n        <td>458<\/td>\n        <td>416<\/td>\n        <td>354<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Total Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n        <td>332<\/td>\n        <td>315<\/td>\n        <td>310<\/td>\n        <td>323<\/td>\n        <td>317<\/td>\n        <td>350<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Total Seafood Processing Employment (Peak)<\/td>\n        <td>437<\/td>\n        <td>415<\/td>\n        <td>409<\/td>\n        <td>425<\/td>\n        <td>418<\/td>\n        <td>460<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13edefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13edefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>FIGURE 6: TOTAL SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbaa4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbaa4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.49.16\u202fAM-1024x487.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.49.16\u202fAM-1024x487.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.49.16\u202fAM-300x143.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.49.16\u202fAM-768x365.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.49.16\u202fAM-1536x731.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.49.16\u202fAM.png 1888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e856e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e856e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">7 The labour force includes all individuals who are either employed or unemployed and actively seeking work. The unemployed would include those on regular EI claims along with those receiving other sources of income (e.g., social assistance) who are actively looking for employment.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">8 Non-seafood processing labour requirement consists of employment demand from other sectors with an allowance for typical levels of sector-specific unemployment.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">9 The residual labour force is the difference between the labour force and the non-seafood processing labour requirement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b037262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b037262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As noted in the description of the occupations, over one half of the occupations in the industry in this region are in the \u201cC\u201d and \u201cD\u201d levels which are often referred to as \u201clower-skill level\u201d occupations, not requiring post-secondary education. As well, these occupations are noted among plant managers as the most challenging with respect to recruitment and retention. Given much of the focus is on the lower-skill level labour force, the study also analysed the \u201ctightness\u201d of the lower-skill level labour market (see Table 8 and Figure 7). The tightness of lower-skill level labour market is higher than the overall market. For example, in peak season in 2017, the seafood processing industry was able to recruit and employ 262 workers within a labour market that had a residual total labour force of only 143. This means that the seafood processing industry was likely recruiting workers from other industries, and potentially recruiting workers from outside the local region. This level of tightness suggests that many of the industries that rely on a lower-skill level labour market are also experiencing labour shortages in this region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf5c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf5c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 8: LOWER-SKILL LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fafcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59fafcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x: auto\">\n  <table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <th><\/th>\n        <th>2017<\/th>\n        <th>2018<\/th>\n        <th>2019<\/th>\n        <th>2020<\/th>\n        <th>AVG 2021-2025<\/th>\n        <th>AVG 2026-2030<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Lower-Skill Labour Force<sup>10<\/sup><\/td>\n        <td>8,208<\/td>\n        <td>8,231<\/td>\n        <td>8,211<\/td>\n        <td>8,181<\/td>\n        <td>8,027<\/td>\n        <td>8,051<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Lower-Skill Non-Seafood Processing Labour Requirement<\/td>\n        <td>8,065<\/td>\n        <td>8,072<\/td>\n        <td>8,057<\/td>\n        <td>8,025<\/td>\n        <td>7,878<\/td>\n        <td>7,948<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Residual Lower-Skill Labour Force<\/td>\n        <td>143<\/td>\n        <td>159<\/td>\n        <td>154<\/td>\n        <td>156<\/td>\n        <td>148<\/td>\n        <td>135<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Lower-Skill Seafood Processing Employment (Annual Average)<\/td>\n        <td>199<\/td>\n        <td>189<\/td>\n        <td>186<\/td>\n        <td>194<\/td>\n        <td>190<\/td>\n        <td>210<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Lower-Skill Seafood Processing Employment (Peak)<\/td>\n        <td>262<\/td>\n        <td>249<\/td>\n        <td>245<\/td>\n        <td>255<\/td>\n        <td>251<\/td>\n        <td>276<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a806f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a806f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">10 The lower-skill labour force is the portion of the total labour force with no education beyond a high school diploma.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae71e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae71e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">FIGURE 7: LOWER-SKILL SEAFOOD PROCESSING EMPLOYMENT AND RESIDUAL LABOUR FORCE \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f777de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f777de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.52.43\u202fAM-1024x489.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.52.43\u202fAM-1024x489.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.52.43\u202fAM-300x143.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.52.43\u202fAM-768x367.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.52.43\u202fAM-1536x734.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.52.43\u202fAM.png 1658w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1647563 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1647563\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54bc38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54bc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall summary of the labour market tightness as modeled for the Pictou Region (Table 9) demonstrates that the local labour force is unable to meet the employment requirements of employers in the area at average or peak levels for lower-level skill workers. However, between the period of 2017-2022, the labour market meets overall employment demand for both peak and average levels. These levels are then expected to decline between 20232028, meeting only annual average employment levels within this period. The results assume similar industry employment demand (e.g., no new major employers arriving or leaving the area), and no major changes in net migration patterns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d108c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0d108c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5461\" alt=\"Number 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM.png 536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-10-at-2.58.44\u202fPM-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c804b36 blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c804b36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195f30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195f30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 9: SUMMARY OF LABOUR MARKET TIGHTNESS \u2013 PRINCE COUNTY REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94a2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b94a2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.54.04\u202fAM-1024x156.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6731\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.54.04\u202fAM-1024x156.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.54.04\u202fAM-300x46.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.54.04\u202fAM-768x117.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.54.04\u202fAM-1536x234.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-11.54.04\u202fAM-2048x313.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1e1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1e1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average and peak employment levels<\/p><p>2 = Regional labour force meets seafood processing employment demand at annual average levels only<\/p><p>3 = Regional labour force does not meet seafood processing employment at annual average or peak levels<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da0d0e blue-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9da0d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fc900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4fc900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.2 NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789c199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"789c199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Within a very tight labour market, projections indicate that the Pictou Region employers will need to attract approximately 166 new workers to the fi sh and seafood processing industry by 2030. This is equivalent to approximately 50% of their current annual average workforce. This requirement is due to replacement of anticipated retirements over this period, while considering projected industry growth and labour productivity gains. Unfortunately, this recruitment will be occurring within the context of a very tight regional labour market that is currently experiencing severe labour shortages which are predicted to continue during this period. This tightness in the labour market is contributing to the high number of current vacancies experienced by employers in seafood processing (estimated at 12% in Atlantic Canada), and to some degree the higher turnover rates in the industry as workers have more employment opportunities from which to choose, particularly in the lower-skill level occupations (estimated turnover rate of 40% for Atlantic Canada in seafood processing industry). All of these factors contribute to the substantial challenges facing Pictou Region seafood processors in their attempts to recruit enough workers to replace retirements, fi ll ongoing vacancies, work to address turnover rates, while also trying to grow, remain competitive and increase productivity.<\/strong><\/p><p>Overall, it is anticipated that while there will be some shedding of jobs in the short term (2018) due to negative industry growth, but as of 2019, there will be a need for increased numbers of new hires, due to the need for replacements due to anticipated retirements and deaths among the workforce (see Table 10). Overall, this results in the need to attract 166 new workers to the industry between 2018 and 2030. This equates to replacing approximately 50% of the 2017 average seafood processing workforce in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51185c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51185c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb171f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb171f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 10: HIRING REQUIREMENT OUTLOOK \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4560df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4560df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>SUM 2021-2025<\/th>\n      <th>SUM 2026-2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Net Hiring Requirement<sup>11<\/sup><\/td>\n      <td>3<\/td>\n      <td>-6<\/td>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>60<\/td>\n      <td>82<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Industry Growth<\/td>\n      <td>-8<\/td>\n      <td>-17<\/td>\n      <td>-5<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>7<\/td>\n      <td>26<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Retirements and Mortality<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>53<\/td>\n      <td>56<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e5a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e5a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The employment outlook according to occupation is detailed in Table 11 (Annual Average) and Table 12 (Peak).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07f256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f07f256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">TABLE 11: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (ANNUAL AVERAGE) \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a54fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a54fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"blue-table-3\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th>2017<\/th>\n      <th>2018<\/th>\n      <th>2019<\/th>\n      <th>2020<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2021-<br>2025<\/th>\n      <th>AVG 2026-<br>2030<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Total Employment<\/td>\n      <td>332<\/td>\n      <td>315<\/td>\n      <td>310<\/td>\n      <td>323<\/td>\n      <td>317<\/td>\n      <td>350<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shellfish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>56<\/td>\n      <td>53<\/td>\n      <td>52<\/td>\n      <td>54<\/td>\n      <td>53<\/td>\n      <td>59<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Fish Processing Labourer<\/td>\n      <td>40<\/td>\n      <td>38<\/td>\n      <td>37<\/td>\n      <td>39<\/td>\n      <td>38<\/td>\n      <td>42<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Shellfish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>34<\/td>\n      <td>33<\/td>\n      <td>32<\/td>\n      <td>33<\/td>\n      <td>33<\/td>\n      <td>36<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Fish Plant Worker<\/td>\n      <td>25<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>26<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Supervisors<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Maintenance<\/td>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>10<\/td>\n      <td>11<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Skilled Trades<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>26<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Quality Control Technician<\/td>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n      <td>5<\/td>\n      <td>6<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Management<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>12<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>13<\/td>\n      <td>14<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Office Staff<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>24<\/td>\n      <td>23<\/td>\n      <td>26<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Other Occupations<\/td>\n      <td>87<\/td>\n      <td>83<\/td>\n      <td>82<\/td>\n      <td>85<\/td>\n      <td>84<\/td>\n      <td>92<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec1a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec1a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11 Net hiring requirement does not include hiring required as a result of turnover (i.e. hiring workers to replace individuals who quit or are fired from their positions). The imputed turnover rate (total number of people workers hired as a share of the total number of workers) for Atlantic seafood processors is 40%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366f65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"366f65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-1024x239.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5317\" alt=\"A colorful drawing showcasing various types of fish swimming together in a vibrant underwater scene.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-1024x239.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-300x70.webp 300w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM-768x179.webp 768w, https:\/\/lmi.fpsc-ctac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-01-at-3.42.00\u202fPM.png 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1c08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1c08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TABLE 12: EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK (PEAK) \u2013 PICTOU REGION \u2013 2017-2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e3033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43e3033\" 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