4.5 Community Labour Market Information
Learn about the community where you
want to work
The more you know about the community and region where
you want to work, the better the chances are that you will find work.
Information related to work at the local level is often called
"community labour market information." It tells you about:
- local economic activity
- potential employers
- growing and declining sectors
- local services and programs
Local labour market information is everywhere. It takes
some practise to become a labour market information expert for your
personal career development.
Use as many sources as you can to find
local labour market information
Use every opportunity you can to learn about local
economic and work conditions in the community where you want to work.
You'll soon become an expert on the local scene and on how to get the
information you need.
In this module, we'll list some resources you can
access in most medium to large-sized Canadian communities. They'll help
you learn about the local labour market.
Where do I start?
The Internet likely isn’t your best source of
community LMI, especially if you want to work in a smaller community.
But as you'll see later in the module, if you know where to look, the
Net can help with this kind of research as well.
In the meantime, how do you start researching your
community? Consider these Potential Sources of Information:
- The local media
- Your local library
- Human Resource Canada Centres
- Local and regional employers
- Local Chamber of Commerce
- Municipal government resources
- Provincial government resources
- Local education and training institutions
- Distance education opportunities
- Local tourism associations
- Professional associations and trade unions
- Community economic development or community
futures organizations
- Business information centres
- Local Free Nets on the Internet (see the next
module)
- Non-profit organizations
- Local and regional online job banks
- Creative observation! (see the next module)
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