Markham Stouffville Review, May 2023

2 MARKHAM STOUFFVILLE REVIEW COMMUNITY MAY 2023
York Region employment grew 4.7% to 615,760 jobs in 2022
The 2022 Employment and Industry
Report shows strong recovery and job
growth in York Region over the past two
years. The report was released by the Regional
Municipality of York..
“Business and job growth are fundamental
to York Region’s economic vitality,
an important guiding pillar in our recently
approved Strategic Plan,” York Region CEO
Wayne Emmerson said. “The increase in
job and business growth across York Region
over the last three years is a testament to the
resilience of the region’s economy. We will
continue to work together with the business
community to attract and retain businesses
and high-quality, well-paying jobs across
a broad range of sectors for York Region
residents.”
Over 33,000 York Region businesses
with a physical location were surveyed in
2022, totalling an estimated 615,760 jobs, a
4.7 per cent growth since 2019.
Highlights of the 2022 Employment and
Industry report include:
• 27,620 net new jobs created since
2019; 6,950 jobs in the health care sector
alone.
• 82 per cent of York Region businesses
are categorized as small businesses,
having less than 20 employees.
• York Region’s economy and businesses
continue to shift toward more knowledge-based
and service-oriented jobs;
aligned with national and provincial
trends.
• Industries showing the largest growth
since 2019 include manufacturing;
health care and social assistance; real
estate; professional, scientific and
technical services, providing a variety
of employment options.
• 11.7 per cent increase in real estate;
the fastest annual growth sector since
2012.
In 2022, York Region surveyed
33,110 physical businesses through the York
Region employment survey. The survey
collects employment data and provides
a snapshot of York Region’s economy
while comparing data over time to identify
trends. The information collected through
the survey is valuable for the region and
local municipalities to continue supporting
economic vitality and to inform long-term
employment land needs, infrastructure
requirements and business directories.
Through the COVID-19 pandemic,
many businesses had employees working
remotely, while others were closed to the
public or had to adjust their service offerings.
Due to these factors and other impacts
to the economy, the number of current
in-person jobs is the benchmark for employment
in the region and previous years’
surveys were adjusted for accurate readings
and comparison from a pre-pandemic state.
To support further economic growth,
York Region assesses the supply of employment
lands that provide job growth opportunities.
The 2022 Vacant Employment
Land Inventory report shows almost 2,400
hectares of employment land is available
across all nine cities and towns, with 85
per cent of this vacant land serviced and
ready to support new development and approximately
40 per cent of these lands have
applications underway.
Most of the region’s vacant employment
land is located within minutes of a
major highway and almost half is within
500 metres of a transit stop. These vacant
employment lands are key drivers of future
economic development and can accommodate
a range of uses such as manufacturing,
warehousing, major office buildings, and
supporting commercial, institutional and
knowledge-based industries.
For additional information on York
Region’s employment statistics, visit york.
ca/census.
HAPPY ASIAN
HERITAGE MONTH
Canadians of Asian heritage have helped build this country,
and helped to defend this country, and to make Canada what
it is today. We are grateful for their service and contribution.
Let’s wish all Canadians of Asian descent “Happy Asian
Heritage Month”. Our nation and I are indebted to you!
- MP PAUL CHIANG
Member of Parliament
PAUL CHIANG
Markham-Unionville
https://paulchiang.libparl.ca | 905-470-2509