SOSC 1510 Chapter : LABOUR FORCE NOTES - Future of Work
26 Jan 2014
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Describe how the canadian labour force has evolved in recent decades, taking account of gender, age and immigration: labour force participation rate, number of individuals 15 years of age or older who are working for pay or looking for a job, canada 2008: 67. 8% (more men than women, demography affects the labour market population changes affect jobs, demographic shifts (population changes) set basic parameters for the canadian society, baby boom generation largest generation in canadian history, altered demographic shape and social structure of canada, their careers began to plateau in the 90s, growing number of older workers results in competitions for the few top jobs, therefore downsizing/austerity: early forced retirement for boomers, because younger generation want jobs to open up, by 2026 20% of the population will be citizens which mean less working people in the work force which means we have to share the burden of paying their security programs/pensions, cultural diversity.
