Vol 7, Issue 1, July 08 2022
Hamilton's Labour Market Connection
Your Weekly Updates & News From WPH!
In this week's edition: Hamilton's Labour Force Information June 2022, Employer One Survey 2022 Results, HYW Interview with MSU President OUT NOW, Hiring In Hamilton, Happening in the Community (Senior of the Year Awards, Verbal De-Escalation Workshop, NPAAMB: New Program, NPAAMB Summer Bootcamp, NPAAMB Free Training, Scope Out: Skilled Trades Event, HWDSB: Continuing Education) News: "July 2022 Webinars for Career Professionals" and "How Volunteering Helps Your Career Goals and Overall Wellbeing"
Labour Force June 2022
Review Hamilton's Labour Force Information for June 2022

A slight drop in the unemployment rate, as well as a slight raise in the employment rate, and participation rate
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Employer One Survey 2022
The results are in! For the ninth year in a row Workforce Planning Hamilton (WPH) has delivered the EmployerOne Survey in partnership with the City of Hamilton’s Economic Development team to develop and distribute the Business Impact Survey. 

Hamilton employers across all industries shared their hiring experiences on the most in-demand jobs in Hamilton and highlighted recruitment, retention and skills concerns. This survey provides a snapshot of how local employers were fairing in the January 2022 labour market. This year 1085 employers completed the EmployerOne survey; 896 employers completed the survey fully (100%). 

HYW Interview w/ MSU President OUT NOW!
Hamilton Youth Workforce brings you another fantastic interview with Youth Advocacy leaders in Hamilton. We would like to welcome our next guest:
Simranjeet Singh (Mcmaster Student Union President)

Simranjeet will be speaking about Youth Employment, Mental Health, Success/Barriers, and much more!

Check out our past interviews on our Website or Youtube Channel!
Who's Hiring In Hamilton?


YMCA is currently seeking a Youth Settlement Worker.



YMCA is currently seeking Child & Youth Program Staff



YMCA is currently seeking a Settlement Specialist

Wesley: Many positions available

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The Hearty Hooligan is Hiring!

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Happening In The Community!
Senior Of The Year Awards
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Verbal De-Escalation Workshop
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Join on July 13th, 2022 from 1-3pm for a skills workshop on verbal de-escalation! Register here: https://verbaldeescalationwisemind.eventbrite.ca
NPAAMB New Program!
NPAAMB Sumer Bootcamp
NPAAMB Free Training!
Scope Out: Skilled Trades Event
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HWDSB: Continuing Education
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NEWS
July 2022 webinars for career professionals
The following webinars, taking place in July and hosted by a variety of organizations, will examine topics including neurodiversity and career development, modern recruitment practices and career assessments.

July 13

July 14
The evidence is in, and it’s probably not surprising: Volunteering is good for you.


  • A 2020 Harvard University study found that older adults who volunteer 100 or more hours per year reduce their chance of early death and better levels of optimism and purpose in life than those who did not volunteer as much or at all.


  • Another study even found that volunteers are, on average, as healthy as people five years younger than they are.

And those are just a few pieces of the growing body of research about the positive benefits of giving back. Here’s another: Volunteering can help your career, too.
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