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Labour Market Information
This section contains information designed to help the tourism sector understand the nature of its labour market – size, employee characteristics, growth projections, and future skills requirements.
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In 2009, jobs in tourism industries declined 0.6%, a smaller decline than for all industries in Canada (-1.7%). Ten thousand jobs were lost in tourism industries in 2009: full-time jobs (-12,000) decreased but some part-time jobs (+2,000) were created.
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Tourism industries in Canada generated a total of 1.6 million jobs in 2009. Among the tourism industry groups, the food and beverage services industry group was the largest employer in 2009. With 853,000 jobs, food and beverage services accounted for 53.0% of all jobs in tourism industries in Canada.
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In 2009, average compensation for tourism industry jobs was $19.59/hour, an increase of 3.3% from one year earlier.
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Notwithstanding current economic conditions, labour shortages for the tourism sector in the medium to long term will continue to be a challenge. By 2025, the potential labour shortage for the tourism sector is projected to balloon to nearly 219,000 jobs.
