NORTHERN ONTARIO WORKFORCE PLANNING.

Northern Ontario Workforce Planning (NOWP) represents the province's 6 northern workforce planning boards. NOWP provides evidence based labour market information to stakeholders in order to address the current and future workforce development needs of local communities.

POPULATION

NORTHERN ONTARIO

780,140

2016 Population: 780,140

2011 Population: 775,178

0.6% INCREASE

ONTARIO

13,448,494

2016 Population: 13,448,494

2011 Population: 12,851,821

4.6% INCREASE

EDUCATION

* Aged 15+

23.2% IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

HOLD NO CERTIFICATE/ DIPLOMA/ DEGREE

18% IN ONTARIO

HOLD NO CERTIFICATE/ DIPLOMA/ DEGREE

EDUCATION 2011 N.O. 2016 N.O. 2016 Ont. Less Than High School 154,610 149,335 1,935,355 High School 163,340 170,735 3,026,100 Apprenticeship/Trades 72,280 58,980 664,180 College + 147,130 160,995 2,298,715 University + 55,445 68,245 1,911,530 Post-Graduate 30,635 18,405 189,370 OCCUPATIONS

372,585 EMPLOYEES WORKING IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

6,970,625

EMPLOYEES WORKING IN ONTARIO

(1) Sales & Service Occupations (23.7% of N.O.) Sales & Service Occupations (23.4% of Ont.)

(2) Trades, Transport & Equipment Operators & Related Occupations (17.9% of N.O.) Business, Finance & Administration Occupations (16.1% of Ont.)

(3) Business, Finance & Administration Occupations (13.7% of N.O.) Trades, Transport & Equipment Operators & Related Occupations (13.3% of Ont.)

AGE 2011 N.O. 2016 N.O. 2016 Ont. 0-14 15.6% 15.7% 16.4% 15-24 12.6% 11.6% 12.7% 25-44 22.7% 22.4% 25.7% 45-64 31.6% 30.4% 28.5% 65+ 17.4% 19.9% 16.7% Note: Table from bar graph. LABOUR FORCE

* Aged 15+

59.1% IN LABOUR FORCE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

64.7% IN LABOUR FORCE IN ONTARIO

57.9% PARTICIPATION RATE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

64.7% PARTICIPATION RATE IN ONTARIO

53.6% EMPLOYMENT RATE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO

59.9% EMPLOYMENT RATE IN ONTARIO

5.5% UNEMPLOYMENT...