Notice of release
Québec, December 20, 2023. – In the third quarter of 2023, there were approximately 175,600 job vacancies in Québec. Compared with the same quarter of 2022, this number was down by nearly 70,600 (-28.7%). This drop led to a decrease in the job vacancy rate (the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of labour demand), which went from 6.1% to 4.3%.
The number of job vacancies is estimated at 44,800 in health care and social assistance, at 20,200 in accommodation and food services, at 19,100 in retail trade, and at 18,600 in manufacturing.
The average hourly wage offered for all vacant positions is $25.00, while that offered for all payroll jobs is $32.21.
Main job vacancy indicators, third quarter of 2023, Québec
| 3rd quarter 2023 | Change from the same quarter of the previous year |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Number of job vacancies |
n | n | |
| Total | 175,600 | – 70,600 | † |
| Full-time | 137,200 | – 59,500 | † |
| Part-time | 38,500 | – 11,100 | † |
| Requiring post-secondary education | 87,100 | – 45,900 | † |
| Requiring a secondary school diploma or less | 60,500 | – 16,900 | † |
| Requiring university education | 28,100 | – 7,800 | † |
| Requiring no experience | 104,800 | – 44,300 | † |
| Requiring 1 to 3 years’ experience | 44,000 | – 15,200 | † |
| Requiring more than 3 years’ experience | 26,900 | – 11,100 | † |
| Job vacancy rate | % | Percentage points | |
| Québec | 4.3 | – 1.8 | † |
| Canada | 4.1 | – 1.5 | † |
† Statistically significant change at the 5% threshold.
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source
Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey. Adapted by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
For more information on job vacancies, go to the webpage that provides highlights on job vacancies in Québec (in French only).
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