Job Vacancy & Wage Survey
Job Vacancy & Wage Survey, 3rd Quarter in 2022: Nova Scotia Highlights
The number of job vacancies in Nova Scotia decreased by 1.7% to 22,960 in Q3 of 2022. The vacancy rate is higher than one year ago (there were 18,160 vacancies in Q3 of 2021).

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Job vacancies in Q3 of 2022 in Nova Scotia decreased by 400 (-1.7%) compared to last quarter.

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The average offered hourly wage is $20.80, up $0.30 (+1.5%) compared to last quarter.
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During Q3 of 2022, all economic regions posted wage gains for vacant positions. The highest increase was in the Cape Breton region (+2.2%), followed by the Southern (+2.1%), Annapolis Valley (+2.0%), North Shore (+1.6%), and Halifax (+1.2%) regions.
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- The average offered hourly wage increases, on average, with the educational requirements of the offered position.
The job vacancy rate, the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of labour demand (the sum of occupied and vacant jobs), decreased by a 0.2 percentage points in Q3 of 2022 to 5.2%

Source: Source: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy & Wage Survey, Table 14-10-0325-01, Unadjusted for Seasonality.
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