Employment Not Unemployment - A Positive Outlook

Employment Not Unemployment - A Positive Outlook Despite the fact that Saskatchewan hada 2.9% increase in jobs in March over the same time last year and despite the fact that it has the lowest unemployment rate in the country, the headlines still focused on the negative and reported a growing unemployment rate. It is often tough to sift through to find thegood news in todays economy but it is there. In the early1900s there were those wholeft Ontario topioneer inSaskatchewan. They made their mark and then returned home and so our history has continued to evolve,much the same today as it was in the past, inthisvastlydiversified country.Canadians have been encouraged by themany opportunities available,relocating acrossthe countryto reap the benefits offeredby the oil sandsof Alberta orB.C.s forestry or Ontarios automotiveindustry.And often, when those jobsbegin to decline,those affected move back home.The influx of people moving back tocertain areas contributed toanexaggeration injobless rates, as the number entering the job marketexceeded the number of jobsavailable. The good news is still an increasingavailability of jobs insome places. Manitobas employment has remainedsteady, attributableto theirwell-diversified manufacturing base. Alberta and Ontariohave experienced the highest job loss rates in the countrybut some ofthose jobsprovided exceptional opportunities, experienceandthe highest of remuneration for many people over a significant number of years in a job market that has been evolving from a lifetime employee tenure to 20 or 30 years and todayisapproximately 2.5 years. Statistics Canadareports August unemployment rates at 5% in Saskatchewan, 5.7% in Manitoba and 9.4% and 7.4% respectively in Ontario and Alberta.The full impactofsignificant job losses across our country is still yet to be seen and there will be some devastating consequences for many.However, there will also be those whowill look back on this yearand attribute it to a positive change in their lives. Possibly the loss of a job that made themmiserable,theopportunityto furthertheir education, an introduction to anew career, a new city, new friends, the start of a new business orcherished memories oftimespent with family that wouldotherwise have been consumed by work.So read beyond the bad news headlines and make a conscious effort to look forthepositive. Take advantage of a free resume critique, /aneliteresume/. Keeping your resume up to date is in your best interest!