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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2014-2015):

-1.7%

Job growth (2014-2015):

-2,900

Total employment (2015):

163,400

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Key points

The unemployment rate in this industry is low compared to the provincial average.
Women account for two-thirds of the industry’s workforce.
Temporary work in this industry is notably higher than the provincial average.
The majority of employees in this industry are in the public sector.
This industry is highly unionized.

The Educational Services industry is made up of institutions that are engaged primarily in providing instruction and training in a wide breadth of subjects. These establishments may be public or privately owned, and for-profit or non-profit.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2015

Men: 35%

Women: 65%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2015

Men: 52%

Women: 48%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

	2010	2015	B.C. average (2015)
Part time (% of employees working part time)	2010 33%	2015 27%	B.C. average (2015) 21%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)	2010 11%	2015 9%	B.C. average (2015) 18%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)	2010 21%	2015 24%	B.C. average (2015) 14%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Women

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Youth

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

% employment of this industry

% employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

			2017	2022	2027
Forecasted employment			2017 166,800	2022 174,100	2027 178,400

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

2017 - 2022
2022 - 2027

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

2017
2022
2027

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

College and other vocational instructors (NOC 4021)

Secondary school teachers (NOC 4031)

Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 4032)

Educational counsellors (NOC 4033)

Additional resources

B.C. Ministry of Education
http://www.gov.bc.ca/bced/index.html

BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training
http://www.gov.bc.ca/aeit/

BC Teachers’ Federation
http://bctf.ca/

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC (CUFA/BC)
http://www.cufa.bc.ca/

Teacher Regulation Branch: BC Ministry of Education
http://www.bcteacherregulation.ca/

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