Employment Requirement - the combination of the two figures, employment growth and attrition, gives the employment requirement, i.e., the need the economy has for new workers. Fifteen Plus Population - everyone over the age of 15. Forecast - extrapolates from present information very specifically with reference to a short time frame. It predicts what may occur but does not change or impact on social changes. Household Sector - people who stay home and do not seek paid employment inside or outside the home.
Discouraged workers become part of the household sector.
Interoccupational Mobility - ability of workers to move from one job to another. Job - a paid position requiring a group of specific attributes enabling a person to perform a configuration of tasks in an organization. Labour Force Survey - a survey conducted monthly across Canada by Statistics Canada of approximately 48,800 households in 10 provinces representing 100,000 respondents. Retired people, students, people not actively seeking work or unavailable for work for other reasons are not part of the labour force. Labour Market - arena where those who are in need of labour and those who can supply the labour come together.