Emsi uses StatCan’s Canada Business Counts (CBC) dataset to help estimate industry employment for cannabis industries because these industries are suppressed in SEPH, Emsi’s primary source of employment data. CBC shows very…
What’s the complete list of sources Emsi uses?
Canadian Business Patterns (CBP): Establishment Counts by Industry, CSD Location Counts by Industry, CSD Census and National Household Survey (2001, 2006, 2011, 2016): Workplace-Based: Earnings by Class of Worker, Industry, CD Workplace-Based:…
Class of Worker Explained
Emsi creates data for two distinct job types, or Classes of Worker (CoW): Employees and Self-Employed. For a detailed breakdown on each and when to use them, read on. Employees What it is:…
How do I cite Emsi data?
You’ve pulled a report and now you need to reference the data. You’re in luck! Citing Emsi data is super simple. Just list the datarun and, if you’d like, the particular classes of…
How often is the data updated?
Emsi updates the core data (wages and job counts for industries and occupations) two times per year. As new sources are published and become available to us we incorporate them into those biannual releases.
How does Emsi calculate projections?
Briefly, Emsi projections are based on past trends carried forward, and published projections from national sources. To create industry employment projections, Emsi builds three linear regressions using historical employee counts for each geography.…
What does Location Quotient or “% above National average” mean?
Location quotient (LQ) and “% above/below National average” is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or demographic group is in a region as compared to the nation. It can…
What is shift share and how does it work?
Shift share is a standard regional analysis method that attempts to determine how much of regional job growth can be attributed to national trends and how much is due to unique regional…