Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has released their November 2022 Labour Market Snapshot.

The labour market information report provides updated THRC analysis and their perspective on how the ongoing recovery in the Canadian economy is progressing and the mechanisms driving the demand for key trucking and logistics occupations moving forward.

Summary

The quarterly special report summarizes that in the third quarter of 2022, Canada’s truck driver labour force amounted close to 320,000 drivers including those who are fully employed or who are actively seeking work. Some 60% of these drivers work directly in the truck transportation sector.

In the third quarter of 2022, employment among truck drivers increased by 11.8% with some 33,000 additional drivers actively employed compared to the previous quarter. At the same time, the number of unemployed drivers fell by 1/2.

For more details, download THRC’s November 2022 Labour Market Snapshot here.